diff --git a/lib/couchbase-orm/persistence.rb b/lib/couchbase-orm/persistence.rb
index a837e404..3b5c7117 100644
--- a/lib/couchbase-orm/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/couchbase-orm/persistence.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def create!(attributes = nil, &block)
 
             # Raise an error if validation failed.
             def fail_validate!(document)
-                raise Error::RecordInvalid.new("Failed to save the record", document)
+                raise Error::RecordInvalid.new(document)
             end
 
             # Allow classes to overwrite the default document name