diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index f4b83db..601e02d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function authorize(options, onConnection) {
 
     if (!token) {
       error = new UnauthorizedError('credentials_required', {
-        message: 'No Authorization header was found'
+        message: 'no token provided'
       });
       return auth.fail(error, socket, accept);
     }