diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
index a34ad6b01ab5..1eba6666dde3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public static double surfaceAreaCylinder(final double radius, final double heigh
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(POSITIVE_RADIUS);
         }
         if (height <= 0) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException(POSITIVE_RADIUS);
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(POSITIVE_HEIGHT);
         }
         return 2 * (Math.PI * radius * radius + Math.PI * radius * height);
     }