diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/ActionPrivileges.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/ActionPrivileges.java
index 6066a62725..dcb6cded2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/ActionPrivileges.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/ActionPrivileges.java
@@ -1026,11 +1026,7 @@ PrivilegesEvaluatorResponse providesExplicitPrivilege(
                 }
             }
             return PrivilegesEvaluatorResponse.insufficient(checkTable)
-                .reason(
-                    resolvedIndices.getAllIndices().size() == 1
-                        ? "Insufficient permissions for the referenced index"
-                        : "None of " + resolvedIndices.getAllIndices().size() + " referenced indices has sufficient permissions"
-                )
+                .reason("No explicit privileges have been provided for the referenced indices.")
                 .evaluationExceptions(exceptions);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/action/apitokens/ApiTokenAuthenticatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/action/apitokens/ApiTokenAuthenticatorTest.java
index 9dd2270dcb..b6c5e0b0f1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/action/apitokens/ApiTokenAuthenticatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/action/apitokens/ApiTokenAuthenticatorTest.java
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ public void testExtractCredentialsFailWhenTokenIsExpired() {
         AuthCredentials ac = authenticator.extractCredentials(request, threadcontext);
 
         assertNull("Should return null when JTI is expired", ac);
-        verify(log).debug(eq("Invalid or expired JWT token."), any(ExpiredJwtException.class));
+        verify(log).debug(eq("Invalid or expired api token."), any(ExpiredJwtException.class));
+
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -183,7 +184,6 @@ public void testAuthenticatorNotEnabled() {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
             .put("enabled", "false")
             .put("signing_key", "U3VwZXJTZWNyZXRLZXlUaGF0SXNFeGFjdGx5NjRCeXRlc0xvbmdBbmRXaWxsV29ya1dpdGhIUzUxMkFsZ29yaXRobSEhCgo=")
-            .put("encryption_key", "MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Ng==")
             .build();
         ThreadContext threadContext = new ThreadContext(settings);