diff --git a/gateway/metrics/add_metrics.go b/gateway/metrics/add_metrics.go
index 50fab7bd..5f7d0e4a 100644
--- a/gateway/metrics/add_metrics.go
+++ b/gateway/metrics/add_metrics.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func AddMetricsHandler(handler http.HandlerFunc, prometheusQuery PrometheusQuery
 				recorder.Code,
 				string(upstreamBody))
 
-			http.Error(w, "Unexpected status code retriving functions from backend", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			http.Error(w, "Metrics hander: unexpected status code retrieving functions from backend", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return
 		}