diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
index bfe1856851..c294d9fe09 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ fun configureDatabase(hikariProperties: Properties,
     } catch (ex: Exception) {
         when {
             ex is HikariPool.PoolInitializationException -> throw CouldNotCreateDataSourceException("Could not connect to the database. Please check your JDBC connection URL, or the connectivity to the database.")
-            ex.cause is ClassNotFoundException -> throw CouldNotCreateDataSourceException("Could not find the database driver class. Please add it to the 'drivers' folders. See: https://docs.corda.net/corda-configuration-file.html")
+            ex.cause is ClassNotFoundException -> throw CouldNotCreateDataSourceException("Could not find the database driver class. Please add it to the 'drivers' folder. See: https://docs.corda.net/corda-configuration-file.html")
             else -> throw CouldNotCreateDataSourceException("Could not create the DataSource: ${ex.message}", ex)
         }
     }