diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/duration_parser.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/duration_parser.py
index 66f59b66da5..f78cb9b1b0c 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/duration_parser.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/duration_parser.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def _setup_timezone(
     except Exception:
         verbose_logger.warning(
             "Failed to load timezone '%s', falling back to UTC. "
-            "Install 'tzdata' package for full timezone support.",
+            "Check that the timezone is valid and that the 'tzdata' package is installed.",
             timezone_str,
         )
         tz = timezone.utc