diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/evaluator/JythonEvaluatorSpringComponent.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/evaluator/JythonEvaluatorSpringComponent.java
index 17e6bbdc1bfaa4fc62a4d1f948cd0d5cd43ffead..4e0aa4375060e7b185788fa978821551fb6eedc0 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/evaluator/JythonEvaluatorSpringComponent.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/jython/evaluator/JythonEvaluatorSpringComponent.java
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public class JythonEvaluatorSpringComponent
             Evaluator.setFactory(new Jython25EvaluatorFactory());
         } else
         {
-            throw new BeanInitializationException("The jython-version property must be specified. Since version 16.04 ");
+            throw new BeanInitializationException(
+                    "The jython-version property must be specified in service.properties - possible values are 2.5 and 2.7. Since openBIS version 16.04 recommended jython version is 2.7.");
         }
     }
 }