diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/EditCustomSearchEngineFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/EditCustomSearchEngineFragment.kt
index ef737acde..01d5e9406 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/EditCustomSearchEngineFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/EditCustomSearchEngineFragment.kt
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class EditCustomSearchEngineFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_add_search_eng
         }
 
         if (!searchString.contains("%s")) {
-            custom_search_engine_name_field
+            custom_search_engine_search_string_field
                 .error = resources.getString(R.string.search_add_custom_engine_error_missing_template)
             hasError = true
         }