diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/path_keys.go b/builtin/logical/transit/path_keys.go
index 6c238cd9f..32587b6c6 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/path_keys.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/path_keys.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathPolicyRead(
 
 	// Verify if wasn't deleted before we grabbed the lock
 	if lp.policy == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("policy %s found in cache but no longer valid after lock", name)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no existing policy named %s could be found", name)
 	}
 
 	// Return the response
diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/path_rewrap.go b/builtin/logical/transit/path_rewrap.go
index ceb9cf1a1..d8d01bddc 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/path_rewrap.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/path_rewrap.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathRewrapWrite(
 
 	// Verify if wasn't deleted before we grabbed the lock
 	if lp.policy == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("policy %s found in cache but no longer valid after lock", name)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no existing policy named %s could be found", name)
 	}
 
 	plaintext, err := lp.policy.Decrypt(context, value)
diff --git a/builtin/logical/transit/path_rotate.go b/builtin/logical/transit/path_rotate.go
index eeb575bc5..90bbc2e18 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/transit/path_rotate.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/transit/path_rotate.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathRotateWrite(
 
 	// Verify if wasn't deleted before we grabbed the lock
 	if lp.policy == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("policy %s found in cache but no longer valid after lock", name)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no existing policy named %s could be found", name)
 	}
 
 	// Generate the policy