diff --git a/src/Rule/MaxLength.php b/src/Rule/MaxLength.php
index 0820142..fc87748 100644
--- a/src/Rule/MaxLength.php
+++ b/src/Rule/MaxLength.php
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ public function isValid(Element $element, string $value, array $inputKvp):bool {
 
 	public function getHint(Element $element, string $value):string {
 		$maxLength = $element->getAttribute("maxlength");
-		return "This field's value must contain $maxLength characters or less";
+		return "This field's value must not contain more than $maxLength characters";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/phpunit/Rule/MaxLengthTest.php b/test/phpunit/Rule/MaxLengthTest.php
index 2263c8f..f7d4087 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/Rule/MaxLengthTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/Rule/MaxLengthTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function testMaxLength() {
 		catch(ValidationException $exception) {
 			$errorList = iterator_to_array($validator->getLastErrorList());
 			self::assertContains(
-				"This field's value must contain 120 characters or less",
+				"This field's value must not contain more than 120 characters",
 				$errorList["tweet"]
 			);
 		}