diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 60d8b0310..14a2e1de0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
  - #2077, Fix `is` not working with upper or mixed case values like `NULL, TrUe, FaLsE` - @steve-chavez
  - #2024, Fix schema cache loading when views with XMLTABLE and DEFAULT are present - @wolfgangwalther
  - #1724, Fix wrong CORS header Authentication -> Authorization - @wolfgangwalther
+ - #2107, Clarify error for failed schema cache load. - @steve-chavez
+   + From `Database connection lost. Retrying the connection` to `Could not query the database for the schema cache. Retrying.`
 
 ## [9.0.0] - 2021-11-25
 
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index 62dfd7ac3..f7c13d3e8 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ postgrestResponse conf maybeDbStructure jsonDbS pgVer pool time req = do
       Just dbStructure ->
         return dbStructure
       Nothing ->
-        throwError Error.ConnectionLostError
+        throwError Error.NoSchemaCacheError
 
   apiRequest@ApiRequest{..} <-
     liftEither . mapLeft Error.ApiRequestError $
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Error.hs b/src/PostgREST/Error.hs
index c3fc8c3a8..9dd737d4b 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Error.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Error.hs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ data Error
   = GucHeadersError
   | GucStatusError
   | BinaryFieldError ContentType
-  | ConnectionLostError
+  | NoSchemaCacheError
   | PutMatchingPkError
   | PutRangeNotAllowedError
   | JwtTokenMissing
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ instance PgrstError Error where
   status GucHeadersError         = HTTP.status500
   status GucStatusError          = HTTP.status500
   status (BinaryFieldError _)    = HTTP.status406
-  status ConnectionLostError     = HTTP.status503
+  status NoSchemaCacheError      = HTTP.status503
   status PutMatchingPkError      = HTTP.status400
   status PutRangeNotAllowedError = HTTP.status400
   status JwtTokenMissing         = HTTP.status500
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ instance JSON.ToJSON Error where
     "message" .= ("response.status guc must be a valid status code" :: Text)]
   toJSON (BinaryFieldError ct)          = JSON.object [
     "message" .= ((T.decodeUtf8 (ContentType.toMime ct) <> " requested but more than one column was selected") :: Text)]
-  toJSON ConnectionLostError       = JSON.object [
-    "message" .= ("Database connection lost. Retrying the connection." :: Text)]
+  toJSON NoSchemaCacheError       = JSON.object [
+    "message" .= ("Could not query the database for the schema cache. Retrying." :: Text)]
 
   toJSON PutRangeNotAllowedError   = JSON.object [
     "message" .= ("Range header and limit/offset querystring parameters are not allowed for PUT" :: Text)]
diff --git a/test/io-tests/test_io.py b/test/io-tests/test_io.py
index 9a16380f9..ed6c0b55a 100644
--- a/test/io-tests/test_io.py
+++ b/test/io-tests/test_io.py
@@ -787,12 +787,17 @@ def test_admin_ready_includes_schema_cache_state(defaultenv):
             "/rpc/no_schema_cache_for_limited_authenticator"
         )
         assert response.status_code == 200
+
         # force a reconnection so the new role setting is picked up
         postgrest.process.send_signal(signal.SIGUSR1)
         time.sleep(0.1)
+
         response = postgrest.admin.get("/ready")
         assert response.status_code == 503
 
+        response = postgrest.session.get("/projects")
+        assert response.status_code == 503
+
 
 def test_admin_not_found(defaultenv):
     "Should get a not found from a undefined endpoint on the admin server"