diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/dispatch.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/dispatch.rs
index 9f09af1ff7b..d770325983a 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/dispatch.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/dispatch.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ where
     match result {
         Ok(result) => result_to_response::<R>(id, result),
         Err(panic) => {
-            let mut message = "server panicked".to_string();
+            let mut message = "request handler panicked".to_string();
 
             let panic_message = panic
                 .downcast_ref::<String>()