diff --git a/django/views/debug.py b/django/views/debug.py
index 9b95b524d2..3a840588e3 100644
--- a/django/views/debug.py
+++ b/django/views/debug.py
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ TECHNICAL_500_TEMPLATE = """
<body>
<div id="summary">
<h1>{% if exception_type %}{{ exception_type }}{% else %}Report{% endif %}{% if request %} at {{ request.path_info|escape }}{% endif %}</h1>
- <pre class="exception_value">{% if exception_value %}{{ exception_value|force_escape }}{% else %}No exception supplied{% endif %}</pre>
+ <pre class="exception_value">{% if exception_value %}{{ exception_value|force_escape }}{% else %}No exception message supplied{% endif %}</pre>
<table class="meta">
{% if request %}
<tr>
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ Exception Value: {{ exception_value|force_escape }}
"""
TECHNICAL_500_TEXT_TEMPLATE = """{% load firstof from future %}{% firstof exception_type 'Report' %}{% if request %} at {{ request.path_info }}{% endif %}
-{% firstof exception_value 'No exception supplied' %}
+{% firstof exception_value 'No exception message supplied' %}
{% if request %}
Request Method: {{ request.META.REQUEST_METHOD }}
Request URL: {{ request.build_absolute_uri }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
index b44cd88abe..dd0d0dc9a1 100644
--- a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ExceptionReporterTests(TestCase):
reporter = ExceptionReporter(request, None, None, None)
html = reporter.get_traceback_html()
self.assertIn('<h1>Report at /test_view/</h1>', html)
- self.assertIn('<pre class="exception_value">No exception supplied</pre>', html)
+ self.assertIn('<pre class="exception_value">No exception message supplied</pre>', html)
self.assertIn('<th>Request Method:</th>', html)
self.assertIn('<th>Request URL:</th>', html)
self.assertNotIn('<th>Exception Type:</th>', html)