diff --git a/parse.py b/parse.py
index d1120e2..ff4a951 100644
--- a/parse.py
+++ b/parse.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         elif token.type == "symbol":
             verb = token.value
         else:
-            raise self.create_error(context, "Expected keyword or symbol, got %s" % (token.type))
+            raise self.create_error(context, "Expected symbol, got %s" % (token.type))
         log.log(log.PARSER, log.TRACE, "Parsing statement arguments...")
         if verb:
             arguments = self.parse_arguments(meta_context, terminator)