diff --git a/lib/src/rocket.rs b/lib/src/rocket.rs
index 6432b987..32ca0465 100644
--- a/lib/src/rocket.rs
+++ b/lib/src/rocket.rs
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ impl Rocket {
 
         if base.contains('<') || !base.starts_with('/') {
             error_!("Bad mount point: '{}'.", base);
-            error_!("Mount points must be absolute URIs with static paths!");
+            error_!("Mount points must be static, absolute URIs: `/example`");
             panic!("Bad mount point.")
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/mount_point.rs b/lib/tests/mount_point.rs
index 9973adf6..99d8dd92 100644
--- a/lib/tests/mount_point.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/mount_point.rs
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ fn bad_dynamic_mount() {
 
 #[test]
 fn good_static_mount() {
-    rocket::ignite().mount("abcdefghijkl_mno", vec![]);
+    rocket::ignite().mount("/abcdefghijkl_mno", vec![]);
 }