diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
index 882058302a1eec5140561f50aa43296cf058dd1f..eb3d49703b20f02acb6a5296f94625228998f7bb 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ retry:;
 			if ( op->o_callback == &cb )
 				op->o_callback = cb.sc_next;
 			op->o_tag = o_tag;
-			rs->sr_text = "Internal proxy bind failure";
+			rs->sr_text = "Proxy can't contact remote server";
 			send_ldap_result( op, rs );
 		}