diff --git a/devices/clients/statistics_client.py b/devices/clients/statistics_client.py
index b72afb1d934e13197986ccf300b8dcf6d0b9aad4..65f2cbb2085d7d2641c528abe21b8ac42f65ef22 100644
--- a/devices/clients/statistics_client.py
+++ b/devices/clients/statistics_client.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class StatisticsClient(CommClient):
 
     def ping(self):
         if not self.statistics.isAlive():
-            raise Exception("SST thread died unexpectedly")
+            raise Exception("Statistics processing thread died unexpectedly")
 
         if not self.udp.isAlive():
             raise Exception("UDP thread died unexpectedly")