diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-tag-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-tag-router.ts
index 4786548c6..9fc08d6c7 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-tag-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-tag-router.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const registerSecretTagRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
           .trim()
           .describe(SECRET_TAGS.CREATE.slug)
           .refine((v) => slugify(v) === v, {
-            message: "Invalid slug. Should contain only characters, numbers and hyphen."
+            message: "Invalid slug. Slug can only contain alphanumeric characters and hyphens."
           }),
         color: z.string().trim().describe(SECRET_TAGS.CREATE.color)
       }),