diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 415aff4..0c101d3 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+var format = require('@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg');
+
 // MODULES //
 
 var strides2offset = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2offset' );
+
 var getDType = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-dtype' );
 var getShape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape' );
 var getStrides = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides' );
 var getOrder = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-order' );
 var getData = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-data-buffer' );
 
-
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ function transpose( x ) {
 	sh = getShape( x, true );
 	N = sh.length;
 	if ( N < 2 ) {
-		throw new Error( 'invalid argument. Must provide an ndarray having two or more dimensions.' );
+		throw new Error( format('0jb0c') );
 	}
 	st = getStrides( x, true );
 
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ function transpose( x ) {
 	return new x.constructor( getDType( x ), getData( x ), sh, st, strides2offset( sh, st ), getOrder( x ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
 
-
 // EXPORTS //
 
 module.exports = transpose;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 040fff6..2748b58 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides": "^0.2.2",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2offset": "^0.2.2",
-    "@stdlib/types": "^0.4.3"
+    "@stdlib/types": "^0.4.3",
+    "@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg": "^0.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@stdlib/array-complex128": "^0.3.0",
@@ -108,4 +109,4 @@
     "type": "opencollective",
     "url": "https://opencollective.com/stdlib"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file