diff --git a/api/swagger.yml b/api/swagger.yml
index ccc64c98a9d..a8e335b9d21 100644
--- a/api/swagger.yml
+++ b/api/swagger.yml
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ components:
         allow_empty:
           type: boolean
           default: false
-          description: allow reverts without any changes
+          description: allow empty commit (revert without changes)
 
     CherryPickCreation:
       type: object
diff --git a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/branch_revert.go b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/branch_revert.go
index 10c548c23ab..6ab8f8b4c08 100644
--- a/cmd/lakectl/cmd/branch_revert.go
+++ b/cmd/lakectl/cmd/branch_revert.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	branchRevertCmdArgs  = 2
 	ParentNumberFlagName = "parent-number"
-	allowEmptyRevert     = "allow-empty-revert"
+	allowEmptyRevert     = "allow-empty-commit"
 )
 
 // lakectl branch revert lakefs://myrepo/main commitId
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func init() {
 	AssignAutoConfirmFlag(branchRevertCmd.Flags())
 
 	branchRevertCmd.Flags().IntP(ParentNumberFlagName, "m", 0, "the parent number (starting from 1) of the mainline. The revert will reverse the change relative to the specified parent.")
-	branchRevertCmd.Flags().Bool(allowEmptyRevert, false, "allow revert with no changes")
+	branchRevertCmd.Flags().Bool(allowEmptyRevert, false, "allow empty commit (revert without changes)")
 
 	branchCmd.AddCommand(branchRevertCmd)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/catalog/catalog.go b/pkg/catalog/catalog.go
index 41ca684155a..aa9a55c202d 100644
--- a/pkg/catalog/catalog.go
+++ b/pkg/catalog/catalog.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ type RevertParams struct {
 	Reference    string // the commit to revert
 	ParentNumber int    // if reverting a merge commit, the change will be reversed relative to this parent number (1-based).
 	Committer    string
-	AllowEmpty   bool // allow revert with no changes
+	AllowEmpty   bool // allow empty commit (revert without changes)
 }
 
 type CherryPickParams struct {
diff --git a/pkg/graveler/errors.go b/pkg/graveler/errors.go
index f48c620f23c..a05306a780c 100644
--- a/pkg/graveler/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/graveler/errors.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ var (
 	ErrSkipValueUpdate              = errors.New("skip value update")
 	ErrImport                       = wrapError(ErrUserVisible, "import error")
 	ErrReadOnlyRepository           = wrapError(ErrUserVisible, "read-only repository")
-	ErrEmptyRevert                  = wrapError(ErrUserVisible, "revert with no changes")
 )
 
 // wrappedError is an error for wrapping another error while ignoring its message.
diff --git a/pkg/graveler/graveler.go b/pkg/graveler/graveler.go
index 9dc0f0c9d0b..dcee42405f9 100644
--- a/pkg/graveler/graveler.go
+++ b/pkg/graveler/graveler.go
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ func (g *Graveler) Revert(ctx context.Context, repository *RepositoryRecord, bra
 		// merge from the parent to the top of the branch, with the given ref as the merge base:
 		metaRangeID, err := g.CommittedManager.Merge(ctx, repository.StorageNamespace, branchCommit.MetaRangeID, parentMetaRangeID, commitRecord.MetaRangeID, MergeStrategyNone)
 		if (metaRangeID == branchCommit.MetaRangeID) && !commitParams.AllowEmpty {
-			return nil, ErrEmptyRevert
+			return nil, ErrNoChanges
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserVisible) {