diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelMessage.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelMessage.java
index 0ed9f8586b8..ae7fcd56b83 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelMessage.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelMessage.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public enum SpelMessage {
 			"No bean resolver registered in the context to resolve access to bean ''{0}''"),
 
 	EXCEPTION_DURING_BEAN_RESOLUTION(Kind.ERROR, 1058,
-			"A problem occurred when trying to resolve bean ''{0}'':''{1}''"),
+			"A problem occurred when trying to resolve bean ''{0}'': ''{1}''"),
 
 	INVALID_BEAN_REFERENCE(Kind.ERROR, 1059,
 			"@ or & can only be followed by an identifier or a quoted name"),
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/BeanReference.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/BeanReference.java
index 5f1d2adeb31..c0b49d25d78 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/BeanReference.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/BeanReference.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 
 /**
- * Represents a bean reference to a type, for example {@code @foo} or {@code @'foo.bar'}.
- * For a FactoryBean the syntax {@code &foo} can be used to access the factory itself.
+ * Represents a reference to a bean, for example {@code @orderService} or
+ * {@code @'order.service'}.
+ *
+ * <p>For a {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean FactoryBean}, the
+ * syntax {@code &orderServiceFactory} can be used to access the factory itself.
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
  */