diff --git a/settings/Controller/UsersController.php b/settings/Controller/UsersController.php
index 7ce4355aa0..411269a435 100644
--- a/settings/Controller/UsersController.php
+++ b/settings/Controller/UsersController.php
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class UsersController extends Controller {
 				array(
 					'status' => 'error',
 					'data' => array(
-						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Unable to disable user.')
+						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Error while disabling user.')
 					)
 				),
 				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class UsersController extends Controller {
 				array(
 					'status' => 'error',
 					'data' => array(
-						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Unable to disable user.')
+						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Error while disabling user.')
 					)
 				)
 			);
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class UsersController extends Controller {
 				array(
 					'status' => 'error',
 					'data' => array(
-						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Unable to enable user.')
+						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Error while enabling user.')
 					)
 				),
 				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ class UsersController extends Controller {
 				array(
 					'status' => 'error',
 					'data' => array(
-						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Unable to enable user.')
+						'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Error while enabling user.')
 					)
 				)
 			);
diff --git a/settings/js/users/users.js b/settings/js/users/users.js
index 117c61b7dc..2a0b0c09a9 100644
--- a/settings/js/users/users.js
+++ b/settings/js/users/users.js
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 						GroupList.setUserCount(GroupList.getGroupLI('_disabledUsers'), count+1);
 					}
 				} else {
-					OC.dialogs.alert(result.data.message, t('settings', 'Unable to change status of {user}', {user: uid}));
+					OC.dialogs.alert(result.data.message, t('settings', 'Error while changing status of {user}', {user: uid}));
 				}
 			}
 		);
diff --git a/tests/Settings/Controller/UsersControllerTest.php b/tests/Settings/Controller/UsersControllerTest.php
index 5cae52ece7..b6eba294d3 100644
--- a/tests/Settings/Controller/UsersControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Settings/Controller/UsersControllerTest.php
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ class UsersControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			[
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'data' => [
-					'message' => 'Unable to disable user.',
+					'message' => 'Error while disabling user.',
 				],
 			],
 			Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ class UsersControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			[
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'data' => [
-					'message' => 'Unable to disable user.',
+					'message' => 'Error while disabling user.',
 				],
 			]
 		);
@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ class UsersControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			[
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'data' => [
-					'message' => 'Unable to disable user.',
+					'message' => 'Error while disabling user.',
 				],
 			]
 		);
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@ class UsersControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			[
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'data' => [
-					'message' => 'Unable to enable user.',
+					'message' => 'Error while enabling user.',
 				],
 			],
 			Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ class UsersControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			[
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'data' => [
-					'message' => 'Unable to enable user.',
+					'message' => 'Error while enabling user.',
 				],
 			]
 		);
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ class UsersControllerTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			[
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'data' => [
-					'message' => 'Unable to enable user.',
+					'message' => 'Error while enabling user.',
 				],
 			]
 		);