diff --git a/anki/sync.py b/anki/sync.py
index b61fd662b..9d5dd4c21 100644
--- a/anki/sync.py
+++ b/anki/sync.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Syncer(object):
             self.col.rollback()
             self.col.modSchema()
             self.col.save()
-            raise Exception("sanity check failed")
+            raise Exception("collection sanity check failed")
         # finalize
         runHook("sync", "finalize")
         mod = self.server.finish()
diff --git a/aqt/sync.py b/aqt/sync.py
index ca671f2b4..1bbf3c39b 100644
--- a/aqt/sync.py
+++ b/aqt/sync.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ AnkiWeb is too busy at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes.""")
                 "Antivirus or firewall software is preventing Anki from connecting to the internet.")
         elif "407" in err:
             return _("Proxy authentication required.")
-        elif "sanity check failed" in err:
+        elif "collection sanity check failed" in err:
             return _("After syncing, the collection was in an inconsistent \
 state. To fix this problem, Anki will force a full sync. Please sync again, and \
 choose which side you would like to keep.")