diff --git a/data/PVE/pvecm b/data/PVE/pvecm
index cbd891d..a8279cc 100755
--- a/data/PVE/pvecm
+++ b/data/PVE/pvecm
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 
 	    my $vmlist = PVE::Cluster::get_vmlist();
 	    if ($vmlist && $vmlist->{ids} && scalar(keys %{$vmlist->{ids}})) {
-		die "this host already contains virtual machines - please remove the first\n";
+		die "this host already contains virtual machines - please remove them first\n";
 	    }
 
 	    if (system("cman_tool status >/dev/null 2>&1") == 0) {