diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
index f706c37419..b0241fb93c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             get
             {
                 if (!ThreadSafety.IsUpdateThread)
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Use {nameof(GetForRead)} when performing realm operations from a non-update thread");
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Use {nameof(GetForRead)} or {nameof(GetForWrite)} when performing realm operations from a non-update thread");
 
                 lock (updateContextLock)
                 {