diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9730326bb..baab612c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 - Changes to xADOrganizationalUnit
   - Change the description of the property RestoreFromRecycleBin.
   - Code cleanup.
+  - Fix incorrect verbose message when this resource has Ensure set to Absent ([issue #276](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/276)).
 - Changes to xADUser
   - Change the description of the property RestoreFromRecycleBin.
   - Added ServicePrincipalNames property ([issue #153](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/153)).
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.psm1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.psm1
index 7dcba28a2..8aa742605 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.psm1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.psm1
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function Test-TargetResource
         else
         {
             $isCompliant = $true
-            Write-Verbose ($script:localizedData.OUInDesiredState -f $targetResource.Name)
+            Write-Verbose ($script:localizedData.OUDoesNotExistAndShouldNot -f $targetResource.Name)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/en-US/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.strings.psd1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/en-US/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.strings.psd1
index 0c8e23c24..0727960ec 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/en-US/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.strings.psd1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit/en-US/MSFT_xADOrganizationalUnit.strings.psd1
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # culture="en-US"
 ConvertFrom-StringData @'
-    RetrievingOU             = Retrieving OU '{0}'.
-    UpdatingOU               = Updating OU '{0}'.
-    DeletingOU               = Deleting OU '{0}'.
-    CreatingOU               = Creating OU '{0}'.
-    RestoringOU              = Attempting to restore the organizational unit object {0} from the recycle bin.
-    OUInDesiredState         = OU '{0}' exists and is in the desired state.
-    OUNotInDesiredState      = OU '{0}' exists but is not in the desired state.
-    OUExistsButShouldNot     = OU '{0}' exists when it should not exist.
-    OUDoesNotExistButShould  = OU '{0}' does not exist when it should exist.
+    RetrievingOU               = Retrieving OU '{0}'.
+    UpdatingOU                 = Updating OU '{0}'.
+    DeletingOU                 = Deleting OU '{0}'.
+    CreatingOU                 = Creating OU '{0}'.
+    RestoringOU                = Attempting to restore the organizational unit object {0} from the recycle bin.
+    OUInDesiredState           = OU '{0}' exists and is in the desired state.
+    OUNotInDesiredState        = OU '{0}' exists but is not in the desired state.
+    OUExistsButShouldNot       = OU '{0}' exists when it should not exist.
+    OUDoesNotExistButShould    = OU '{0}' does not exist when it should exist.
+    OUDoesNotExistAndShouldNot = OU '{0}' does not exist and is in the desired state.
 '@