diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit-diff.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit-diff.ts
index a7d4bb708..d8c4c0039 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit-diff.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit-diff.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export async function computeEditsDiff(
 			await access(absolutePath, constants.R_OK);
 		} catch (error: unknown) {
 			const errorMessage = error instanceof Error && "code" in error ? `Error code: ${error.code}` : String(error);
-			return { error: `Could not write file: ${path}. ${errorMessage}.` };
+			return { error: `Could not edit file: ${path}. ${errorMessage}.` };
 		}
 
 		// Read the file
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit.ts
index 567c593a4..7e360cf73 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit.ts
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export function createEditToolDefinition(
 									if (signal) {
 										signal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
 									}
-									reject(new Error(`Could not write file: ${path}. ${errorMessage}.`));
+									reject(new Error(`Could not edit file: ${path}. ${errorMessage}.`));
 									return;
 								}