diff --git a/parallel-consumer-core/src/main/java/io/confluent/parallelconsumer/ParallelConsumerOptions.java b/parallel-consumer-core/src/main/java/io/confluent/parallelconsumer/ParallelConsumerOptions.java
index 9b088191a..79cbe7af0 100644
--- a/parallel-consumer-core/src/main/java/io/confluent/parallelconsumer/ParallelConsumerOptions.java
+++ b/parallel-consumer-core/src/main/java/io/confluent/parallelconsumer/ParallelConsumerOptions.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ private void validateMinBatchParameters() {
         if (isEnforceMinBatch()){
             if (minBatchSize > batchSize)
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-                        msg("minBatchSize can not by bigger than batchSize: {} > {}",
+                        msg("minBatchSize cannot be bigger than batchSize: {} > {}",
                     minBatchSize,
                     batchSize));
         }