diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/jdbc/StatementImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/jdbc/StatementImpl.java
index 1b4b335..9d92aaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/jdbc/StatementImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/jdbc/StatementImpl.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected ResultSetImpl buildResultSet(QueryResponse queryResponse) throws SQLEx
     @Override
     public int executeUpdate(String sql) throws SQLException {
         checkOpen();
-        throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("Updates are not supported.");
+        throw updatesNotSupportedException();
     }
 
     @Override