diff --git a/noise/noise.go b/noise/noise.go
index 26f5deb..45710cf 100644
--- a/noise/noise.go
+++ b/noise/noise.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func NewServer(rwc io.ReadWriteCloser, serverPrivkey, serverPubkey []byte) (io.R
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if len(payload) != 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("unexpected server payload")
+		return nil, errors.New("unexpected client payload")
 	}
 
 	// <- e, es