diff --git a/dev/devicelab/lib/framework/devices.dart b/dev/devicelab/lib/framework/devices.dart
index 5d8b676be6..3428fb475e 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/lib/framework/devices.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/lib/framework/devices.dart
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ class IosDeviceDiscovery implements DeviceDiscovery {
     }
 
     if (deviceIds.isEmpty) {
-      throw const DeviceException('No connected iOS devices found.');
+      throw const DeviceException('No connected physical iOS devices found.');
     }
     return deviceIds;
   }