diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/VcsRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/VcsRepository.php
index 7a1dcc022..1d6e82ab3 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/VcsRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/VcsRepository.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class VcsRepository extends ArrayRepository
     public function __construct(array $config, IOInterface $io, array $drivers = null)
     {
         if (!filter_var($config['url'], FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
-            throw new \UnexpectedValueException('Invalid url given for PEAR repository: '.$config['url']);
+            throw new \UnexpectedValueException('Invalid url given for VCS repository: '.$config['url']);
         }
 
         $this->drivers = $drivers ?: array(