diff --git a/src/object_store.cpp b/src/object_store.cpp
index 8e9cbf95..56dd3d84 100644
--- a/src/object_store.cpp
+++ b/src/object_store.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ bool ObjectStore::is_empty(const Group *group) {
 InvalidSchemaVersionException::InvalidSchemaVersionException(uint64_t old_version, uint64_t new_version) :
     m_old_version(old_version), m_new_version(new_version)
 {
-    m_what = "Provided schema version " + util::to_string(old_version) + " is less than last set version " + util::to_string(new_version) + ".";
+    m_what = "Provided schema version " + util::to_string(new_version) + " is less than last set version " + util::to_string(old_version) + ".";
 }
 
 DuplicatePrimaryKeyValueException::DuplicatePrimaryKeyValueException(std::string const& object_type, Property const& property) :