diff --git a/goto.bash b/goto.bash
index 77f0e80..ee52e2c 100644
--- a/goto.bash
+++ b/goto.bash
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function _goto_register_alias()
   fi
 
   if ! [[ $1 =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*$ ]]; then
-    _goto_error "invalid alias - only alphabetic with numbers, hyphens, and underscores. Can only start with letters and numbers."
+    _goto_error "invalid alias - can start with alphanumeric followed by alphanumeric, dashes or hyphens"
     return
   fi