diff --git a/extensions/sdktools/tenatives.cpp b/extensions/sdktools/tenatives.cpp
index 4dc108d1..8ccebd54 100644
--- a/extensions/sdktools/tenatives.cpp
+++ b/extensions/sdktools/tenatives.cpp
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static cell_t smn_TESend(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		{
 			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client index %d is invalid", client);
 		} else if (!pPlayer->IsInGame()) {
-			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not connected", client);
+			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not in game", client);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/extensions/sdktools/vsound.cpp b/extensions/sdktools/vsound.cpp
index 5777d466..6f1ab978 100644
--- a/extensions/sdktools/vsound.cpp
+++ b/extensions/sdktools/vsound.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void SoundHooks::OnEmitSound(IRecipientFilter &filter, int iEntIndex, int iChann
 					{
 						pFunc->GetParentContext()->BlamePluginError(pFunc, "Callback-provided client index %d is invalid", client);
 					} else if (!pPlayer->IsInGame()) {
-						pFunc->GetParentContext()->BlamePluginError(pFunc, "Client %d is not connected", client);
+						pFunc->GetParentContext()->BlamePluginError(pFunc, "Client %d is not in game", client);
 					} else {
 						continue;
 					}
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void SoundHooks::OnEmitSound2(IRecipientFilter &filter, int iEntIndex, int iChan
 					{
 						pFunc->GetParentContext()->BlamePluginError(pFunc, "Client index %d is invalid", client);
 					} else if (!pPlayer->IsInGame()) {
-						pFunc->GetParentContext()->BlamePluginError(pFunc, "Client %d is not connected", client);
+						pFunc->GetParentContext()->BlamePluginError(pFunc, "Client %d is not in game", client);
 					} else {
 						continue;
 					}
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ static cell_t EmitSound(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		{
 			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client index %d is invalid", client);
 		} else if (!pPlayer->IsInGame()) {
-			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not connected", client);
+			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not in game", client);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static cell_t EmitSoundEntry(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client index %d is invalid", client);
 		}
 		else if (!pPlayer->IsInGame()) {
-			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not connected", client);
+			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not in game", client);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static cell_t EmitSentence(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		{
 			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client index %d is invalid", client);
 		} else if (!pPlayer->IsInGame()) {
-			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not connected", client);
+			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not in game", client);
 		}
 	}