diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/validateTemplate.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/validateTemplate.js
index 89c0d10ef..0e3847ed2 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/validateTemplate.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/validateTemplate.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
       this.options.region
     ).catch((error) => {
       const errorMessage = [
-        'The generated CloudFormation template is invalid:',
+        'The CloudFormation template is invalid:',
         ` ${error.message}`,
       ].join('');
       throw new Error(errorMessage);