fixed #229: handling rapid switch flapping race conditions gracefully
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/registry/controller/ZookeeperRegistry.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/registry/controller/ZookeeperRegistry.java
index 0895e44..e587b0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/registry/controller/ZookeeperRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/registry/controller/ZookeeperRegistry.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 		
 		if (switches.get(dpidStr) != null){
 			log.debug("Already contesting {}, returning", HexString.toHexString(dpid));
-			throw new RegistryException("Already requested control for " + dpidStr);
+			throw new RegistryException("Already contesting control for " + dpidStr);
 		}
 		
 		LeaderLatch latch = new LeaderLatch(client, latchPath, controllerId);