diff --git a/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/helpers/IncrSourceHelper.java b/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/helpers/IncrSourceHelper.java
index efe3a86f4c27f..8f434a007a0b2 100644
--- a/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/helpers/IncrSourceHelper.java
+++ b/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/helpers/IncrSourceHelper.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public static Pair<String, String> calculateBeginAndEndInstants(JavaSparkContext
         return lastInstant.map(hoodieInstant -> getStrictlyLowerTimestamp(hoodieInstant.getTimestamp())).orElse("000");
       } else {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing begin instant for incremental pull. For reading from latest "
-            + "committed instant set hoodie.deltastreamer.source.hoodie.read_latest_on_midding_ckpt to true");
+            + "committed instant set hoodie.deltastreamer.source.hoodieincr.read_latest_on_missing_ckpt to true");
       }
     });