diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
index e79f57a71..bbb01f0ca 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
                     <default>127.0.0.1</default>
                     <mask>/^([0-9a-zA-Z\.,_\-:]){0,1024}$/u</mask>
                     <ChangeCase>lower</ChangeCase>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Please provide a valid host, i.e. 127.0.0.1 or 10.0.0.1:514.</ValidationMessage>
+                    <ValidationMessage>Please specify a valid servername or IP address.</ValidationMessage>
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </host>
                 <facility type="OptionField">