diff --git a/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb b/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb
index d7027a5..1fae4ae 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Capistrano
     def validate_git_vars
       unless exists?(:branch) && exists?(:stage)
         logger.log Capistrano::Logger::IMPORTANT, "Capistrano Deploytags requires that :branch and :stage be defined."
-        raise 'define :branch or :stage'
+        raise 'define :branch and :stage'
       end
     end