diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java
index fcba9d5..a1b1f03 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class TheoremController {
     ResponseEntity<List<TheoremDto>> getAllTheoremsByProvenStatus(@PathVariable("proven_status") final Boolean provenStatus) {
         LOG.info("Received request to query for theorems whose proven status is " + provenStatus);
         if (provenStatus == null) {
-            LOG.error("ERROR: branch was null");
+            LOG.error("ERROR: status was null");
             return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
         }