diff --git a/crates/collab/src/lib.rs b/crates/collab/src/lib.rs
index 86e0112f07..a0f5fa371c 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/lib.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ async fn build_kinesis_client(config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<aws_sdk_kinesis
             config
                 .kinesis_region
                 .clone()
-                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("missing blob_store_region"))?,
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("missing kinesis_region"))?,
         ))
         .credentials_provider(keys)
         .load()