diff --git a/src/remote-desktop.c b/src/remote-desktop.c
index 7316c9c98..dc8afd5f9 100644
--- a/src/remote-desktop.c
+++ b/src/remote-desktop.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ handle_notify_pointer_motion (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: pointer");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyPointer methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ handle_notify_pointer_motion_absolute (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: pointer");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyPointer methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ handle_notify_pointer_button (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: pointer");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyPointer methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ handle_notify_pointer_axis (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: pointer");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyPointer methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ handle_notify_pointer_axis_discrete (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: pointer");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyPointer methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ handle_notify_keyboard_keycode (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: keyboard");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyPointer methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ handle_notify_keyboard_keysym (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: keyboard");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyKeyboard methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ handle_notify_touch_down (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: touchscreen");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyTouch methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ handle_notify_touch_motion (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: touchscreen");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyTouch methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ handle_notify_touch_up (XdpDbusRemoteDesktop *object,
       g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR,
                                              G_DBUS_ERROR_FAILED,
-                                             "Session doesn't have access to a device of type: touchscreen");
+                                             "Session is not allowed to call NotifyTouch methods");
       return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_remotedesktop.py b/tests/test_remotedesktop.py
index 4f4d3ef65..197d5b8af 100644
--- a/tests/test_remotedesktop.py
+++ b/tests/test_remotedesktop.py
@@ -226,6 +226,6 @@ def test_remote_desktop_connect_to_eis_fail_notifies(self):
                 )
             # Not the best error message but...
             assert (
-                "Session doesn't have access to a device of type"
+                "Session is not allowed to call Notify"
                 in cm.exception.get_dbus_message()
             )