diff --git a/assets/init b/assets/init
index 9543f2c0..321142f0 100755
--- a/assets/init
+++ b/assets/init
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ appStart () {
   do
     timeout=$(expr $timeout - 1)
     if [ $timeout -eq 0 ]; then
-      echo "Could not connect to mysql server. Aborting..."
+      echo "Could not connect to database server. Aborting..."
       exit 1
     fi
     echo "Waiting for database server to accept connections..."