diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index 5fb44b3..ce2c4f1 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class IndexFileEntry {
   async parse(): Promise<Metafile> {
     if (this.metafile === false) {
       throw new Error(
-        "Cannot parse non-metafiles! Use `file.readText()` instead to get the file contents.",
+        "Cannot parse non-metafiles! Use `file.fetchContents()` instead to get the file contents.",
       );
     }
     const fileContent = await this.file.fetchContents();