diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py
index 585f2d2d2c..ef373ebb7d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def _extract_param(template, root, attrs, value):
 
 def parse_xml(output, tmpl):
     if not os.path.exists(tmpl):
-        raise AnsibleError('unable to locate parse_cli template: %s' % tmpl)
+        raise AnsibleError('unable to locate parse_xml template: %s' % tmpl)
 
     if not isinstance(output, string_types):
         raise AnsibleError('parse_xml works on string input, but given input of : %s' % type(output))
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py b/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py
index 71073d7e97..d1f4b49282 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/filter/test_network.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class TestNetworkParseFilter(unittest.TestCase):
 
         with self.assertRaises(Exception) as e:
             parse_xml(output_xml, 'junk_path')
-        self.assertEqual("unable to locate parse_cli template: junk_path", str(e.exception))
+        self.assertEqual("unable to locate parse_xml template: junk_path", str(e.exception))
 
         with self.assertRaises(Exception) as e:
             parse_xml(output, spec_file_path)