diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/context/internal/JTASessionContext.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/context/internal/JTASessionContext.java
index 74a3e420d386..502568624331 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/context/internal/JTASessionContext.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/context/internal/JTASessionContext.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public Session currentSession() throws HibernateException {
 		final var jtaPlatform = factory().getServiceRegistry().requireService( JtaPlatform.class );
 		final var transactionManager = jtaPlatform.retrieveTransactionManager();
 		if ( transactionManager == null ) {
-			throw new HibernateException( "No TransactionManagerLookup specified" );
+			throw new HibernateException( "Could not obtain TransactionManager from JtaPlatform" );
 		}
 
 		final var txn = getTransaction( transactionManager );