diff --git a/include/anthem/Term.h b/include/anthem/Term.h
index e00ec25..132426f 100644
--- a/include/anthem/Term.h
+++ b/include/anthem/Term.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct TermTranslateVisitor
 			case Clingo::SymbolType::String:
 				return std::make_unique<ast::String>(std::string(symbol.string()));
 			default:
-				throwErrorAtLocation(term.location, "only numeric “symbol” terms allowed", context);
+				throwErrorAtLocation(term.location, "symbol type not supported", context);
 		}
 
 		return std::experimental::nullopt;