diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/gcs/StorageClient.java b/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/gcs/StorageClient.java
index 57c731906..bca7612c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/gcs/StorageClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/gcs/StorageClient.java
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ private void pairTraverse(GCSPath sourcePath, GCSPath destPath, boolean recursiv
       sourceBucket = storage.get(sourcePath.getBucket());
     } catch (Exception e) {
       // Add more descriptive error message
-      String errorReason = String.format("Unable to access GCS bucket '%s'", destPath.getBucket());
+      String errorReason = String.format("Unable to access GCS bucket '%s'", sourcePath.getBucket());
       throw GCPErrorDetailsProviderUtil.getHttpResponseExceptionDetailsFromChain(e, errorReason, ErrorType.UNKNOWN,
         true, GCPUtils.GCS_SUPPORTED_DOC_URL);
     }