diff --git a/src/blackmisc/valuecache.cpp b/src/blackmisc/valuecache.cpp
index a31db89cb..2f2bdfd0d 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/valuecache.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/valuecache.cpp
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         if (! value.isValid())
         {
-            return CStatusMessage(this, invalidSeverity, "Uninitialized value for " + element.m_key, true);
+            return CStatusMessage(this, invalidSeverity, "Empty cache value " + element.m_key, true);
         }
         else if (value.userType() != element.m_metaType)
         {
diff --git a/tests/blackmisc/testvaluecache.cpp b/tests/blackmisc/testvaluecache.cpp
index cb5f03f26..f084c835d 100644
--- a/tests/blackmisc/testvaluecache.cpp
+++ b/tests/blackmisc/testvaluecache.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
     void CTestValueCache::localOnly()
     {
         CValueCache cache(CValueCache::LocalOnly);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Uninitialized value")); }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Empty cache value")); }
         CValueCacheUser user1(&cache);
         CValueCacheUser user2(&cache);
         testCommon(user1, user2);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
     void CTestValueCache::localOnlyWithThreads()
     {
         CValueCache cache(CValueCache::LocalOnly);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Uninitialized value")); }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Empty cache value")); }
         CValueCacheUser user1(&cache);
         CValueCacheUser user2(&cache);
         CRegularThread thread;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
             QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&otherCache, "changeValuesFromRemote", Q_ARG(BlackMisc::CValueCachePacket, values), Q_ARG(BlackMisc::CIdentifier, thisProcess));
         });
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Uninitialized value")); }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Empty cache value")); }
         CValueCacheUser thisUser(&thisCache);
         CValueCacheUser otherUser(&otherCache);
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
     void CTestValueCache::batched()
     {
         CValueCache cache(CValueCache::LocalOnly);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Uninitialized value")); }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { QTest::ignoreMessage(QtDebugMsg, QRegularExpression("Empty cache value")); }
         CValueCacheUser user1(&cache);
         CValueCacheUser user2(&cache);