diff --git a/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns.go b/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns.go
index 2e62506d3..765f7ed86 100644
--- a/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (s *Solver) solverFor(crt *v1alpha1.Certificate, domain string) (solver, er
 	case providerConfig.Cloudflare != nil:
 		apiKeySecret, err := s.secretLister.Secrets(s.issuer.Namespace).Get(providerConfig.Cloudflare.APIKey.Name)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting clouddns service account: %s", err.Error())
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting cloudflare service account: %s", err.Error())
 		}
 
 		email := providerConfig.Cloudflare.Email