diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/PersonHasPositionValidator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/PersonHasPositionValidator.java
index 10ede2228..d46aea326 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/PersonHasPositionValidator.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/PersonHasPositionValidator.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Literal;
 public class PersonHasPositionValidator implements N3Validator {
     
     private static String DUPLICATE_ERROR = "Must choose an existing organization or create a new one, not both.";
-    private static String MISSING_ORG_ERROR = "Must either choose an existing organization or create a new one.";
+    private static String MISSING_ORG_ERROR = "Must specify an organization.";
     private static String MISSING_ORG_TYPE_ERROR = "Must select a type for the new organization.";
     private static String MISSING_ORG_NAME_ERROR = "Must select a name for the new organization.";