diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-cf/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/cloudfoundry/client/cftarget/CfCliParamsProvider.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-cf/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/cloudfoundry/client/cftarget/CfCliParamsProvider.java
index fa6ca2e29..bb1aafe05 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-cf/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/cloudfoundry/client/cftarget/CfCliParamsProvider.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-cf/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/cloudfoundry/client/cftarget/CfCliParamsProvider.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class CfCliParamsProvider implements ClientParamsProvider {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String noParamsAvailableMessage() {
-		return "No valid Cloud Foundry connection found. Please use cf CLI to configure and login to Cloud Foundry.";
+		return "Unable to fetch information from Cloud Foundry. Please use cf CLI to configure and login to Cloud Foundry.";
 	}
 
 	private File getConfigJsonFile() throws IOException, InterruptedException {