diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/utils/__init__.py
index 5da1322c72..fa473601ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/__init__.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def key_for_hostname(hostname):
     # to use no persistent daemons or key management
 
     if not KEYCZAR_AVAILABLE:
-        raise errors.AnsibleError("python-keyczar must be installed to use fireball/accelerated mode")
+        raise errors.AnsibleError("python-keyczar must be installed on the control machine to use accelerated modes")
 
     key_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.fireball.keys")
     if not os.path.exists(key_path):