diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues.test.ts
index d0b0d9b583b4..ddaf14619b16 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues.test.ts
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 						"queues create testQueue --delivery-delay=5 --delivery-delay=10"
 					)
 				).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-					`"Error: can't use more than a delay setting."`
+					`"Cannot specify --delivery-delay multiple times"`
 				);
 
 				expect(requests.count).toEqual(0);
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 				      --message-retries    Maximum number of retries for each message  [number]
 				      --dead-letter-queue  Queue to send messages that failed to be consumed  [string]
 				      --max-concurrency    The maximum number of concurrent consumer Worker invocations. Must be a positive integer  [number]
-				      --retry-delay        How long a retried messages should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be a positive integer  [number]"
+				      --retry-delay        How long a retried message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be a positive integer  [number]"
 			`);
 				});
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 							"queues consumer add testQueue testScript --env myEnv --batch-size 20 --batch-timeout 10 --message-retries 3 --max-concurrency 3 --dead-letter-queue myDLQ --retry-delay=5 --retry-delay=10"
 						)
 					).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-						`"Error: can't use more than a delay setting."`
+						`"Cannot specify --retry-delay multiple times"`
 					);
 
 					expect(requests.count).toEqual(0);
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/consumer/worker/add.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/consumer/worker/add.ts
index be5edd2223db..a9cb4ffb0e35 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/consumer/worker/add.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/consumer/worker/add.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function createBody(
 
 	if (Array.isArray(args.retryDelay)) {
 		throw new CommandLineArgsError(
-			`Error: can't use more than a delay setting.`
+			`Cannot specify --retry-delay multiple times`
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts
index 7e804c2d3eeb..e897fab85154 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function options(yargs: CommonYargsArgv) {
 			"delivery-delay": {
 				type: "number",
 				describe:
-					"How long a published messages should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be a positive integer",
+					"How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be a positive integer",
 			},
 		});
 }