diff --git a/landa/landa_sales/doctype/statement_of_fees_and_payments/statement_of_fees_and_payments.py b/landa/landa_sales/doctype/statement_of_fees_and_payments/statement_of_fees_and_payments.py
index 6239502a..12d8fdc0 100644
--- a/landa/landa_sales/doctype/statement_of_fees_and_payments/statement_of_fees_and_payments.py
+++ b/landa/landa_sales/doctype/statement_of_fees_and_payments/statement_of_fees_and_payments.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def validate(self):
 			},
 		):
 			frappe.throw(
-				_(
-					"A Statement of Fees and Payments for the same customer and year already exists: {0}"
-				).format(get_link_to_form("Statement of Fees and Payments", existing))
+				_("This Statement of Fees and Payments already exists: {0}").format(
+					get_link_to_form("Statement of Fees and Payments", existing)
+				)
 			)
 
 	def fetch_payments(self):
diff --git a/landa/translations/de.csv b/landa/translations/de.csv
index 72ea22d1..27ec4fdb 100644
--- a/landa/translations/de.csv
+++ b/landa/translations/de.csv
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@ Net Billed,Netto abgerechnet,
 Sum of Sales,Rechnungssumme,
 Sum of Payments,Zahlungssumme,
 Statement of Fees and Payments,Beitragsabrechnung,
-A Statement of Fees and Payments for the same customer and year already exists: {0},Es existiert bereits eine Beitragsabrechnung für denselben Verein und dasselbe Jahr: {0},
+This Statement of Fees and Payments already exists: {0},Diese Beitragsabrechnung existiert bereits: {0},
 This Statement of Fees and Payments must be linked to an Organization,Diese Beitragsabrechnung muss mit einem Verein verknüpft sein,