diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/keys/transparent.rs b/zebra-chain/src/keys/transparent.rs
index 2ed9f10a..5e19d1dc 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/keys/transparent.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/keys/transparent.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ impl ZcashDeserialize for PublicKey {
         let mut bytes = [0; 33];
         reader.read_exact(&mut bytes[..])?;
         Self::from_slice(&bytes[..])
-            .map_err(|_| SerializationError::Parse("weird secp256k1 compressed public key"))
+            .map_err(|_| SerializationError::Parse("invalid secp256k1 compressed public key"))
     }
 }