diff --git a/services/managers/srp_manager.py b/services/managers/srp_manager.py
index 874bd0da..66622c14 100644
--- a/services/managers/srp_manager.py
+++ b/services/managers/srp_manager.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class srpManager():
             logger.debug("ship type %s determined to be %s" % (ship_type, ship_name))
             return ship_name
         else:
-            logger.info("ship type %s is invalid please try again" % ship_type)
+            logger.info("ship type %s is invalid" % ship_type)
+            raise ValueError("Cannot get ship name")