1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/rendering/XmlRenderer.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/rendering/XmlRenderer.java
index 62ee16993fd..f3b0cd3a61e 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/rendering/XmlRenderer.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/rendering/XmlRenderer.java
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ public final class XmlRenderer extends AsynchronousSectionedRenderer<Result> {
         try {
             return (Result) getResponse();
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("XmlRenderer attempted used outside a search context, got a " +
-                                               getResponse().getClass().getName());
+            throw new IllegalStateException("XmlRenderer attempted used outside a search context, got a " +
+                                            getResponse().getClass().getName());
         }
     }