diff --git a/hugegraph-api/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/graph/EdgeAPI.java b/hugegraph-api/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/graph/EdgeAPI.java
index 0d2031f9cc..55e8f14382 100644
--- a/hugegraph-api/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/graph/EdgeAPI.java
+++ b/hugegraph-api/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/graph/EdgeAPI.java
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ public String update(@Context GraphManager manager,
 
         if (jsonEdge.id != null) {
             E.checkArgument(id.equals(jsonEdge.id),
-                            "The ids are different between url('%s') and " +
-                            "request body('%s')", id, jsonEdge.id);
+                            "The ids are different between url and " +
+                            "request body ('%s' != '%s')", id, jsonEdge.id);
         }
 
         // Parse action param
@@ -458,8 +458,11 @@ private Id getEdgeId(HugeGraph g, JsonEdge newEdge) {
                                    HugeVertex.getIdValue(newEdge.target));
         if (newEdge.id != null) {
             E.checkArgument(edgeId.equals(newEdge.id),
-                            "The sort key values either be null " +
-                            "or equal to origin when specified edge id");
+                            "The ids are different between server and " +
+                            "request body ('%s' != '%s'). And note the sort " +
+                            "key values should either be null or equal to " +
+                            "the origin value when specified edge id",
+                            edgeId, newEdge.id);
         }
         return edgeId;
     }
diff --git a/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/EdgeApiTest.java b/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/EdgeApiTest.java
index f366178433..a7b9abfd53 100644
--- a/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/EdgeApiTest.java
+++ b/hugegraph-test/src/main/java/com/baidu/hugegraph/api/EdgeApiTest.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public void testBatchUpdate() throws IOException {
         // Now allowed to modify sortkey values, the property 'date' has changed
         content = assertResponseStatus(400, r);
         Assert.assertTrue(content.contains(
-                          "either be null or equal to origin when " +
+                          "either be null or equal to the origin value when " +
                           "specified edge id"));
 
         // Update edge without edgeId