diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c
index 18c21fc4..6668be60 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ yang_parse_recurse(clicon_handle h,
 		    goto done;
 		}
 		if (strcmp(yang_argument_get(ybelongto), yang_argument_get(yrealmod)) != 0){
-		    clicon_err(OE_YANG, ENOENT, "Sub-module \"%s\" references module \"%s\" in its belongs-to statement but should reference %s",
+		    clicon_err(OE_YANG, ENOENT, "Sub-module \"%s\" references module \"%s\" in its belongs-to statement but should reference \"%s\"",
 			       submodule,
 			       yang_argument_get(ybelongto),
 			       yang_argument_get(yrealmod));
diff --git a/test/test_submodule.sh b/test/test_submodule.sh
index 56396298..945fe611 100755
--- a/test/test_submodule.sh
+++ b/test/test_submodule.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ EOF
 cat <<EOF > $fsub2
 submodule sub2 {
    yang-version 1.1;
-   belongs-to sub1 {
+   belongs-to main {
       prefix ex;
    }
    import extra2{