diff --git a/hollow/src/main/java/com/netflix/hollow/core/read/engine/HollowBlobHeaderReader.java b/hollow/src/main/java/com/netflix/hollow/core/read/engine/HollowBlobHeaderReader.java
index 61b1744e42..5db91c1871 100644
--- a/hollow/src/main/java/com/netflix/hollow/core/read/engine/HollowBlobHeaderReader.java
+++ b/hollow/src/main/java/com/netflix/hollow/core/read/engine/HollowBlobHeaderReader.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public HollowBlobOptionalPartHeader readPartHeader(HollowBlobInput in) throws IO
         int headerVersion = in.readInt();
         if(headerVersion != HollowBlobOptionalPartHeader.HOLLOW_BLOB_PART_VERSION_HEADER) {
             throw new IOException("The HollowBlob optional part you are trying to read is incompatible. "
-                    + "The expected Hollow blob version was " + HollowBlobHeader.HOLLOW_BLOB_VERSION_HEADER
+                    + "The expected Hollow blob version was " + HollowBlobOptionalPartHeader.HOLLOW_BLOB_PART_VERSION_HEADER
                     + " but the actual version was " + headerVersion);
         }