diff --git a/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce.go b/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce.go
index 5994febbc..ef5e01ec4 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func coalesceValues(printf printFn, c chart.Charter, v map[string]any, prefix st
 					// If the original value is nil, there is nothing to coalesce, so we don't print
 					// the warning
 					if val != nil {
-						printf("warning: skipped value for %s.%s: Not a table.", subPrefix, key)
+						printf("warning: skipped value for %s.%s: Not a map/object.", subPrefix, key)
 					}
 				} else {
 					// If the key is a child chart, coalesce tables with Merge set to true
@@ -332,10 +332,10 @@ func coalesceTablesFullKey(printf printFn, dst, src map[string]any, prefix strin
 			if istable(dv) {
 				coalesceTablesFullKey(printf, dv.(map[string]any), val.(map[string]any), fullkey, merge)
 			} else {
-				printf("warning: cannot overwrite table with non table for %s (%v)", fullkey, val)
+				printf("warning: cannot overwrite map/object with non-map value for %s (%v)", fullkey, val)
 			}
 		} else if istable(dv) && val != nil {
-			printf("warning: destination for %s is a table. Ignoring non-table value (%v)", fullkey, val)
+			printf("warning: destination for %s is a map/object. Ignoring non-map value (%v)", fullkey, val)
 		}
 	}
 	return dst
diff --git a/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce_test.go b/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce_test.go
index 1d0baa84d..980e59523 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/common/util/coalesce_test.go
@@ -721,9 +721,9 @@ func TestCoalesceValuesWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Logf("vals: %v", vals)
-	assert.Contains(t, warnings, "warning: skipped value for level1.level2.level3.boat: Not a table.")
-	assert.Contains(t, warnings, "warning: destination for level1.level2.level3.spear.tip is a table. Ignoring non-table value (true)")
-	assert.Contains(t, warnings, "warning: cannot overwrite table with non table for level1.level2.level3.spear.sail (map[cotton:true])")
+	assert.Contains(t, warnings, "warning: skipped value for level1.level2.level3.boat: Not a map/object.")
+    assert.Contains(t, warnings, "warning: destination for level1.level2.level3.spear.tip is a map/object. Ignoring non-map value (true)")
+    assert.Contains(t, warnings, "warning: cannot overwrite map/object with non-map value for level1.level2.level3.spear.sail (map[cotton:true])")
 
 }