diff --git a/nac3core/src/typecheck/context/inference_context.rs b/nac3core/src/typecheck/context/inference_context.rs
index 235f6370..d1c76a36 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/context/inference_context.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/context/inference_context.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
             if *x {
                 Ok(t.clone())
             } else {
-                Err("unbounded identifier".into())
+                Err("may not be defined".into())
             }
         } else {
             match self.resolver.get_symbol_type(name) {