diff --git a/changelog/Bashmunta_fix-err-message.md b/changelog/Bashmunta_fix-err-message.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59878d3e391e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/Bashmunta_fix-err-message.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## Fixed
+
+- correct loadState error wrap to reflect file-based state loading 
diff --git a/genesis/storage.go b/genesis/storage.go
index 0aa838404c33..7789f1213be9 100644
--- a/genesis/storage.go
+++ b/genesis/storage.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func loadState() (state.BeaconState, error) {
 
 	s, err := stateFromFile(data.FilePath())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "InitializeFromProtoUnsafePhase0")
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "load genesis state from %s", data.FilePath())
 	}
 
 	data.State = s