diff --git a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
index 9a1a17a245..94954b6bf5 100644
--- a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Image * ImageManager::acquire_image(int vm_id, int image_id, string& error)
     if ( img == 0 )
     {
         ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "Image with ID: " << image_id  << " does not exists";
+        oss << "Image with ID: " << image_id  << " does not exist";
 
         error = oss.str();
         return 0;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Image * ImageManager::acquire_image(int vm_id, const string& name, int uid, stri
     if ( img == 0 )
     {
         ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "Image " << name << " does not exists for user " << uid;
+        oss << "Image " << name << " does not exist for user " << uid;
 
         error = oss.str();
         return 0;