diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-create-space-error-msg.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-create-space-error-msg.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adfac594a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/fix-create-space-error-msg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: fix create space error message
+
+Create space no longer errors with list spaces error messages.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2452
diff --git a/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go b/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go
index 0de4b1b5ca..a3474cddd6 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func (s *service) CreateStorageSpace(ctx context.Context, req *provider.CreateSt
 		var st *rpc.Status
 		switch err.(type) {
 		case errtypes.IsNotFound:
-			st = status.NewNotFound(ctx, "not found when listing spaces")
+			st = status.NewNotFound(ctx, "not found when creating space")
 		case errtypes.PermissionDenied:
 			st = status.NewPermissionDenied(ctx, err, "permission denied")
 		case errtypes.NotSupported:
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func (s *service) CreateStorageSpace(ctx context.Context, req *provider.CreateSt
 		case errtypes.AlreadyExists:
 			st = status.NewAlreadyExists(ctx, err, "already exists")
 		default:
-			st = status.NewInternal(ctx, "error listing spaces")
+			st = status.NewInternal(ctx, "error creating space")
 			appctx.GetLogger(ctx).
 				Error().
 				Err(err).