diff --git a/src/http_management.ml b/src/http_management.ml
index 36d01d3d..3a96c97b 100644
--- a/src/http_management.ml
+++ b/src/http_management.ml
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ module Auditors = struct
         ()
     | Some auditor ->
         if Timestamp.geq auditor.last_change validity_start then
-          Error
-            "database has more recent auditor data for this auditor public key"
+          Error "replay attack on enable-auditor"
         else
           let+ () = Pg.update_auditor db_conn auditor |> unwrap_err_caqti in
           Logs.info (fun m -> m "updated auditor");
@@ -201,8 +200,7 @@ module Auditors_disable = struct
     | None -> Error "auditor not found"
     | Some auditor -> (
         if Timestamp.geq auditor.last_change validity_end then
-          Error
-            "database has more recent auditor data for this auditor public key"
+          Error "replay attack on disable-auditor"
         else
           match auditor.is_active with
           | false ->
@@ -454,7 +452,7 @@ module Wire = struct
         ()
     | Some (wire, _is_active, last_change) ->
         if Timestamp.geq last_change validity_start then
-          Error "database has more recent wire data"
+          Error "replay attack on enable-wire"
         else
           let+ () =
             Pg.update_wire db_conn ~is_active:true ~last_change:validity_start
@@ -493,7 +491,7 @@ module Wire_disable = struct
     | None -> Error "wire not found"
     | Some (wire, _is_active, last_change) ->
         if Timestamp.geq last_change validity_end then
-          Error "database has more recent wire data"
+          Error "replay attack on disable-wire"
         else
           let+ () =
             Pg.update_wire db_conn ~is_active:false ~last_change:validity_end