diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index f9e95d3..1553754 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -3457,7 +3457,7 @@ def set_custom_key_value(session, issue, key, value):
                 'issue': issue.to_json(public=True, with_comments=False),
             }))
 
-    return 'Custom key adjusted'
+    return 'Custom field adjusted'
 
 
 def get_yearly_stats_user(session, user, date):
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
index 82aa0b5..8ab292e 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertDictEqual(
             data,
             {
-              "message": "Custom key adjusted"
+              "message": "Custom field adjusted"
             }
         )
 
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertDictEqual(
             data,
             {
-              "message": "Custom key adjusted"
+              "message": "Custom field adjusted"
             }
         )