diff --git a/files/gitlab-ctl-commands-ee/lib/geo/promote.rb b/files/gitlab-ctl-commands-ee/lib/geo/promote.rb
index 610b2b667c9f3a9dc67c96e1e17c50ae99c37783_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWN0bC1jb21tYW5kcy1lZS9saWIvZ2VvL3Byb21vdGUucmI=..3823169237d5194ba0cbf6984cd77c66e3198862_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWN0bC1jb21tYW5kcy1lZS9saWIvZ2VvL3Byb21vdGUucmI= 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-ctl-commands-ee/lib/geo/promote.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-ctl-commands-ee/lib/geo/promote.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     def patroni_node_role
       return @patroni_node_role if defined?(@patroni_node_role)
 
-      unless progress_message('Attempting to detect the role of this Patroni node') do
+      unless progress_message('Attempting to detect the Patroni role of this node') do
         node = Patroni::Client.new
         @patroni_node_role = :standby_leader if node.standby_leader?
         @patroni_node_role = :leader if node.leader?
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
         PATRONI_NODE_ROLES.include?(@patroni_node_role)
       end
-        die('Unable to detect the role of this Patroni node.')
+        die('Unable to detect the Patroni role of this node.')
       end
 
       @patroni_node_role