diff --git a/jenkins/release-workflows/release-manifest-commit-lock.jenkinsfile b/jenkins/release-workflows/release-manifest-commit-lock.jenkinsfile
index 3953b7982c..82285da0f0 100644
--- a/jenkins/release-workflows/release-manifest-commit-lock.jenkinsfile
+++ b/jenkins/release-workflows/release-manifest-commit-lock.jenkinsfile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pipeline {
                     }
                     if (params.MANIFEST_LOCK_ACTION == 'MATCH_BUILD_MANIFEST' && (OPENSEARCH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE.isEmpty() || OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_RELEASE_CANDIDATE.isEmpty())) {
                                 currentBuild.result = 'ABORTED'
-                                error('OPENSEARCH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE and/or OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_RELEASE_CANDIDATE cannot be empty when MANIFEST_LOCK_ACTION is MATCH_BUILD_MANIFEST or UPDATE_TO_RECENT_COMMITS.')
+                                error('OPENSEARCH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE and/or OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_RELEASE_CANDIDATE cannot be empty when MANIFEST_LOCK_ACTION is MATCH_BUILD_MANIFEST.')
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/jenkins/TestReleaseManifestCommitLock.groovy b/tests/jenkins/TestReleaseManifestCommitLock.groovy
index 68d83ab667..ce08f239eb 100644
--- a/tests/jenkins/TestReleaseManifestCommitLock.groovy
+++ b/tests/jenkins/TestReleaseManifestCommitLock.groovy
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TestReleaseManifestCommitLock extends BuildPipelineTest {
         runScript('jenkins/release-workflows/release-manifest-commit-lock.jenkinsfile')
         }
         def callStack = helper.getCallStack()
-        assertCallStack().contains('OPENSEARCH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE and/or OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_RELEASE_CANDIDATE cannot be empty when MANIFEST_LOCK_ACTION is MATCH_BUILD_MANIFEST or UPDATE_TO_RECENT_COMMITS.')
+        assertCallStack().contains('OPENSEARCH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE and/or OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_RELEASE_CANDIDATE cannot be empty when MANIFEST_LOCK_ACTION is MATCH_BUILD_MANIFEST.')
     }
 
     @Test