diff --git a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
index aafc10afe3..4bffeab789 100644
--- a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ int ImageManager::stat_image(Template*     img_tmpl,
 
                 if (res.empty())
                 {
-                    res = "SIZE or PATH attributes are mandatory for DATABLOCK.";
+                    res = "Either SIZE or PATH are mandatory for DATABLOCK.";
                     return -1;
                 }