diff --git a/src/circuits/common.ts b/src/circuits/common.ts
index 78250a8..0a19163 100644
--- a/src/circuits/common.ts
+++ b/src/circuits/common.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Id, DID } from '@iden3/js-iden3-core';
 import { IStateResolver, ResolvedState, Resolvers } from '@lib/state/resolver';
 import { Hash } from '@iden3/js-merkletree';
 
-export const issuerStateError = new Error(`issuer state is not valid`);
+export const issuerStateError = new Error(`user state is not valid`);
 export const gistStateError = new Error(`gist state is not valid`);
 
 export async function checkUserState(
diff --git a/test/common.test.ts b/test/common.test.ts
index 68c7a06..b44c38d 100644
--- a/test/common.test.ts
+++ b/test/common.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('Common', () => {
   it('checkUserState fails', async () => {
     await expect(
       checkUserState(mockResolverWithNoStateInContract, issuerID, hash)
-    ).rejects.toThrow('issuer state is not valid');
+    ).rejects.toThrow('user state is not valid');
   });
   it('checkUserState', async () => {
     await checkUserState(mockResolverWithNotLatesState, issuerID, hash);