diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go
index 04ccc88eef2..86aab8668a9 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) AssumePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 	if _, ok := cache.podStates[key]; ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("pod %v is not in the cache, so can't be assumed", key)
+		return fmt.Errorf("pod %v is in the cache, so can't be assumed", key)
 	}
 
 	cache.addPod(pod)