diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java
index cc5fd29bf..b242cf64b 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ public class ExceptionUtil {
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param e
-	 * @return a nicer message suitable for display to the user
+	 * @return only the message in the error without any appended information
 	 */
-	public static String getMessageForUserDisplay(Throwable e) {
+	public static String getMessageOnly(Throwable e) {
 		// The message of nested exception is usually more interesting than the
 		// one on top.
 		Throwable cause = getDeepestCause(e);
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/completion/YTypeAssistContext.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/completion/YTypeAssistContext.java
index 3b9a9f099..71a46f8ad 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/completion/YTypeAssistContext.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/yaml/completion/YTypeAssistContext.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class YTypeAssistContext extends AbstractYamlAssistContext {
 			values = typeUtil.getHintValues(type, getSchemaContext());
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			DocumentEdits edits = new DocumentEdits(doc.getDocument());
-			return ImmutableList.of(completionFactory().errorMessage(ExceptionUtil.getMessageForUserDisplay(e), query, type, edits, typeUtil));
+			return ImmutableList.of(completionFactory().errorMessage(ExceptionUtil.getMessageOnly(e), query, type, edits, typeUtil));
 		}
 		if (values!=null) {
 			ArrayList<ICompletionProposal> completions = new ArrayList<>();