diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index a880a9c2..cb4d1861 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def _db_error(caught_exception):
     print caught_exception
     print _("The above error may show that the database has not "
             "been created.\nPlease create a database using "
-            "nova-manage sync db before running this command.")
+            "'nova-manage db sync' before running this command.")
     exit(1)