diff --git a/args.hxx b/args.hxx
index dd12861..86a8672 100644
--- a/args.hxx
+++ b/args.hxx
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ namespace args
 #ifndef ARGS_NOEXCEPT
             if (max < min)
             {
-                throw UsageError("Nargs: max > min");
+                throw UsageError("Nargs: max < min");
             }
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/test/nargs.cxx b/test/nargs.cxx
index a22fb2a..20787e9 100644
--- a/test/nargs.cxx
+++ b/test/nargs.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int main()
     args::NargsValueFlag<int> d(parser, "", "", {'d'}, {1, 3});
     args::Flag f(parser, "", "", {'f'});
 
-    test::require_throws_as<args::UsageError>([&] { args::Nargs(3, 2); });
+    test::require_throws_with([&] { args::Nargs(3, 2); }, "Nargs: max < min");
 
     test::require_nothrow([&] { parser.ParseArgs(std::vector<std::string>{"-a", "1", "2"}); });
     test::require((*a == std::vector<int>{1, 2}));