diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongoexception.xml b/reference/mongo/mongoexception.xml
index ae981105ba..2ffc6924dc 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongoexception.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongoexception.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      <literal>index name to long: &lt;len&gt;, max &lt;max&gt; characters</literal>
+      <literal>index name too long: &lt;len&gt;, max &lt;max&gt; characters</literal>
      </para>
      <para>
       Code: 14