diff --git a/dmn-verifier-app/src/main/java/de/unikoblenz/fgbks/dmn/core/verifier/EquivalentVerifier.java b/dmn-verifier-app/src/main/java/de/unikoblenz/fgbks/dmn/core/verifier/EquivalentVerifier.java
index 5d1468cd41922112ab206c7b573be913a64978d2..ab4d7e65d575622b45de9932f67087c1a86dced2 100644
--- a/dmn-verifier-app/src/main/java/de/unikoblenz/fgbks/dmn/core/verifier/EquivalentVerifier.java
+++ b/dmn-verifier-app/src/main/java/de/unikoblenz/fgbks/dmn/core/verifier/EquivalentVerifier.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class EquivalentVerifier extends AbstractVerifier {
   protected String getMessageText(RuleIdentifier r1, RuleIdentifier r2, String v1, String v2) {
     return String.format(
         "\"%s\" in rule %d and \"%s\" in rule %d are synonyms. Rules might be equivalent.",
-        r1.getRowNumber(), v1, r2.getRowNumber(), v2);
+        v1, r1.getRowNumber(), v2, r2.getRowNumber());
   }
 
   @Override