1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/H5O.c b/src/H5O.c
index 3ad14dd..6efc942 100644
--- a/src/H5O.c
+++ b/src/H5O.c
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ H5O__open_api_common(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, hid_t lapl_id, void **token
                                                H5P_DATASET_XFER_DEFAULT, token_ptr)))
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_OHDR, H5E_CANTOPENOBJ, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to open object")
 
-    /* Get an atom for the object */
+    /* Get an ID for the object */
     if ((ret_value = H5VL_register(opened_type, opened_obj, (*vol_obj_ptr)->connector, TRUE)) < 0)
-        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_OHDR, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to atomize object handle")
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_OHDR, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to get ID for object handle")
 
 done:
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)