diff --git a/ESPFirewall/lib/Firewall/src/API.cpp b/ESPFirewall/lib/Firewall/src/API.cpp
index a0b4acb..5fefc17 100644
--- a/ESPFirewall/lib/Firewall/src/API.cpp
+++ b/ESPFirewall/lib/Firewall/src/API.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace fw
         }
         else
         {
-            this->json_message_response("please provide username and password", 403);
+            this->json_message_response("unauthorised", 403);
             return DENIED;
         }
     }