diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py
index c27086d74f..fc4d73d69b 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/controller_api.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class ControllerAPIModule(ControllerModule):
 
             parsed_collection_version = Version(self._COLLECTION_VERSION).version
             if(not controller_version):
-                self.warn("You are using the {0} version of this collection but connecting to a controller that did not return a version".format(self._COLLECTION_TYPE))
+                self.warn("You are using the {0} version of this collection but connecting to a controller that did not return a version".format(self._COLLECTION_VERSION))
             else:
                 parsed_controller_version = Version(controller_version).version
                 if controller_type == 'AWX':