diff --git a/discord/http.py b/discord/http.py
index f1f4ec58b..2d4f292f3 100644
--- a/discord/http.py
+++ b/discord/http.py
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class HTTPClient:
         except HTTPException as exc:
             self.token = old_token
             if exc.status == 401:
-                raise LoginFailure('Improper token has been passed.') from exc
+                raise LoginFailure('An improper token has been provided.') from exc
             raise
 
         return data