diff --git a/src/aws/stop.sh b/src/aws/stop.sh
index e15cb04c..240e2bd3 100644
--- a/src/aws/stop.sh
+++ b/src/aws/stop.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function stop(){
     instanceId=$(getValueByAttribute $balloonName instanceId)
 
     if [ "$instanceId" = "null" ]; then
-        echo "$balloonName is already deleted"
+        echo "$balloonName does not exist"
         exit 1
     fi