diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/MultiSourceTypeFactory.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/MultiSourceTypeFactory.java
index 8d111de5a..f0e5cd2e2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/MultiSourceTypeFactory.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/MultiSourceTypeFactory.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class MultiSourceTypeFactory
 
             if( !m_type.isInstance( object ) )
             {
-                final String message = REZ.getString( "no-factory.error", name, m_type.getName() );
+                final String message = REZ.getString( "mismatched-type.error", name, object.getClass().getName() );
                 throw new TypeException( message );
             }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/Resources.properties b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/Resources.properties
index 3f8c84a85..a84a2069b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/Resources.properties
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/type/Resources.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 no-instantiate.error=Unable to instantiate ({0}).
-no-mapping.error=Malconfigured factory, no clasname for ({0}).
+no-mapping.error=Malconfigured factory, no classname for ({0}).
 no-factory.error=Failed to locate factory for {0}.
-bad-type.error=Object {0} is not of correct Type ({1}).
+mismatched-type.error=Factory for type {0} created an object of incompatible type {1}.
 no-work-interface.error=Role {0} does not specify accessible work interface.