diff --git a/person.go b/person.go
index 1fe0160..1e8fe8c 100644
--- a/person.go
+++ b/person.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (p *Person) Check() error {
 
 	if p.URI != "" {
 		if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(string(p.URI)); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("email element of person %v not correctly formatted", p.Name)
+			return fmt.Errorf("uri element of person %v not correctly formatted", p.Name)
 		}
 	}