diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts
index a0d7bb5496..f0108e67c7 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class AndroidServerLauncherImpl {
     if (options.deviceSerialNumber) {
       devices = devices.filter(d => d.serial === options.deviceSerialNumber);
       if (devices.length === 0)
-        throw new Error(`No device with serial number '${options.deviceSerialNumber}' not found`);
+        throw new Error(`No device with serial number '${options.deviceSerialNumber}' was found`);
     }
 
     if (devices.length > 1)