diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.spec.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.spec.ts
index 2e979b3c8..de2acb50f 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('keyExtractSuri', (): void => {
   it('does not extract from invalid suri', (): void => {
     expect(
       (): ExtractResult => keyExtractSuri('//2')
-    ).toThrow(/to a secret URI/);
+    ).toThrow('Unable to match provided value to a secret URI');
   });
 
   it('derives on "hello world"', (): void => {
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.ts
index 1e5ae64b3..075333ec8 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/key/extractSuri.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function keyExtract (suri: string): ExtractResult {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-regexp-exec
   const matches = suri.match(RE_CAPTURE);
 
-  assert(!isNull(matches), `Unable to match '${suri}' to a secret URI`);
+  assert(!isNull(matches), 'Unable to match provided value to a secret URI');
 
   const [, phrase, , derivePath, , , password] = matches as string[];
   const { path } = keyExtractPath(derivePath);