diff --git a/crates/rerun/src/run.rs b/crates/rerun/src/run.rs
index 7025b9754725..7b951c77b157 100644
--- a/crates/rerun/src/run.rs
+++ b/crates/rerun/src/run.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct Args {
     port: u16,
 
     /// Start the viewer in the browser (instead of locally).
-    /// Requires Rerun to have been compiled with the 'web' feature.
+    /// Requires Rerun to have been compiled with the 'web_viewer' feature.
     #[clap(long)]
     web_viewer: bool,
 
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ async fn run_impl(
         #[cfg(not(feature = "web_viewer"))]
         {
             _ = (call_source, rx);
-            anyhow::bail!("Can't host web-viewer - rerun was not compiled with the 'web' feature");
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "Can't host web-viewer - rerun was not compiled with the 'web_viewer' feature"
+            );
         }
     } else {
         #[cfg(feature = "native_viewer")]
@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@ async fn host_web_viewer(rerun_ws_server_url: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "web_viewer"))]
 async fn host_web_viewer(_rerun_ws_server_url: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    panic!("Can't host web-viewer - rerun was not compiled with the 'web' feature");
+    panic!("Can't host web-viewer - rerun was not compiled with the 'web_viewer' feature");
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "server")]
diff --git a/rerun_py/src/python_bridge.rs b/rerun_py/src/python_bridge.rs
index 32be45d2c7d6..94e2bb4bab58 100644
--- a/rerun_py/src/python_bridge.rs
+++ b/rerun_py/src/python_bridge.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ fn serve(open_browser: bool) -> PyResult<()> {
     {
         _ = open_browser;
         Err(PyRuntimeError::new_err(
-            "The Rerun SDK was not compiled with the 'web' feature",
+            "The Rerun SDK was not compiled with the 'web_viewer' feature",
         ))
     }
 }