diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/InheritanceRule.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/InheritanceRule.ml
index 5114cf3de..92e5b0a6d 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/InheritanceRule.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/InheritanceRule.ml
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ let violation_description _ violation_type ~base_proc_name ~overridden_proc_name
             string_of_int n ^ "th"
       in
       Format.asprintf
-        "%s parameter %a of method %a is not %a but is declared %ain the parent class method %a."
+        "%s parameter %a of method %a is missing %a declaration when overriding %a. The parent \
+         method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare \
+         that."
         (translate_position param_position)
         MF.pp_monospaced param_description MF.pp_monospaced overridden_method_descr MF.pp_monospaced
-        nullable_annotation MF.pp_monospaced nullable_annotation MF.pp_monospaced base_method_descr
+        nullable_annotation MF.pp_monospaced base_method_descr
 
 
 let violation_severity {is_strict_mode} =
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/issues.exp b/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/issues.exp
index 1f03cbbf6..e6ac6fc54 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/issues.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module2/Class2.java, genrule.module2.Class2$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `object` of method `Class2$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `Class1$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(...)`.]
+module2/Class2.java, genrule.module2.Class2$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `object` of method `Class2$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `Class1$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
 module2/Class2.java, genrule.module2.Class2$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_RETURN_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [Method `Class2$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(...)` is annotated with `@Nullable` but overrides unannotated method `Class1$Sub.subtypingInconsistency(...)`.]
 module2/Class2.java, genrule.module2.Class2.dereferenceInterTargetField1Bad(genrule.module1.Class1):void, 0, ERADICATE_NULLABLE_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`class1.field1` is nullable and is not locally checked for null when calling `toString()`.]
 module2/Class2.java, genrule.module2.Class2.dereferenceInterTargetField2Bad(genrule.module1.Class1):int, 0, ERADICATE_NULLABLE_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`class1.field2` is nullable and is not locally checked for null when accessing field `Class1.x`.]
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/issues.exp
index eb0c82869..4fec0294b 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/issues.exp
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@ codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/FieldOverAnnotated.java, codetoanalyze.java.
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/FieldOverAnnotated.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.FieldOverAnnotated.<init>(int,int), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_OVER_ANNOTATED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldOverAnnotated.FP_initializedInAllConstructorsButSetToNullInAPublicMethodShouldBeOK` is always initialized in the constructor but is declared `@Nullable`]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/FieldOverAnnotated.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.FieldOverAnnotated.<init>(int,int), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_OVER_ANNOTATED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldOverAnnotated.initializedInAllConstructorsIsBAD` is always initialized in the constructor but is declared `@Nullable`]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/FieldOverAnnotated.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.FieldOverAnnotated.<init>(int,int), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_OVER_ANNOTATED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldOverAnnotated.initilizedInAllConstructorsAndAllBranchesIsBAD` is always initialized in the constructor but is declared `@Nullable`]
-codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ArgNullToValBAD.nullableArg(java.lang.String):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `arg` of method `ArgNullToValBAD.nullableArg(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `VariousMethods.nullableArg(...)`.]
-codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ArgNullToValForInterfaceInAnotherFileBAD.implementInAnotherFile(java.lang.String):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `s` of method `ArgNullToValForInterfaceInAnotherFileBAD.implementInAnotherFile(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `InconsistentSubclassAnnotationInterface.implementInAnotherFile(...)`.]
-codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ExtendsExternalLibrary.externalMethod2(java.lang.Object):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `object` of method `ExtendsExternalLibrary.externalMethod2(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `SomeExternalClass.externalMethod2(...)`.]
+codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ArgNullToValBAD.nullableArg(java.lang.String):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `arg` of method `ArgNullToValBAD.nullableArg(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `VariousMethods.nullableArg(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
+codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ArgNullToValForInterfaceInAnotherFileBAD.implementInAnotherFile(java.lang.String):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `s` of method `ArgNullToValForInterfaceInAnotherFileBAD.implementInAnotherFile(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `InconsistentSubclassAnnotationInterface.implementInAnotherFile(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
+codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ExtendsExternalLibrary.externalMethod2(java.lang.Object):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `object` of method `ExtendsExternalLibrary.externalMethod2(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `SomeExternalClass.externalMethod2(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.OverloadExistingIncorrectBAD.overload(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_RETURN_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [Method `OverloadExistingIncorrectBAD.overload(...)` is annotated with `@Nullable` but overrides unannotated method `Overloads.overload(...)`.]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.ReturnValToNullBAD.valBoth(java.lang.String):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_RETURN_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [Method `ReturnValToNullBAD.valBoth(...)` is annotated with `@Nullable` but overrides unannotated method `VariousMethods.valBoth(...)`.]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictExtendingStrict.badToAddNullableInChildren():java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_RETURN_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [Method `InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictExtendingStrict.badToAddNullableInChildren()` is annotated with `@Nullable` but overrides unannotated method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictBase.badToAddNullableInChildren()`.]
-codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictExtendingStrict.params(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `badToRemoveNullableInChildren` of method `InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictExtendingStrict.params(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictBase.params(...)`.]
+codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictExtendingStrict.params(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `badToRemoveNullableInChildren` of method `InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictExtendingStrict.params(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictBase.params(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingNonstrict.badToAddNullableInChildren():java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_RETURN_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [Method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingNonstrict.badToAddNullableInChildren()` is annotated with `@Nullable` but overrides unannotated method `InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictBase.badToAddNullableInChildren()`.]
-codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingNonstrict.params(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [First parameter `badToRemoveNullableInChildren` of method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingNonstrict.params(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictBase.params(...)`.]
+codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingNonstrict.params(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [First parameter `badToRemoveNullableInChildren` of method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingNonstrict.params(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `InheritanceForStrictMode$NonStrictBase.params(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingStrict.badToAddNullableInChildren():java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_RETURN_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [Method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingStrict.badToAddNullableInChildren()` is annotated with `@Nullable` but overrides unannotated method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictBase.badToAddNullableInChildren()`.]
-codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingStrict.params(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [First parameter `badToRemoveNullableInChildren` of method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingStrict.params(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictBase.params(...)`.]
+codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/InheritanceForStrictMode.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingStrict.params(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, ERROR, [First parameter `badToRemoveNullableInChildren` of method `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictExtendingStrict.params(...)` is missing `@Nullable` declaration when overriding `InheritanceForStrictMode$StrictBase.params(...)`. The parent method declared it can handle `null` for this param, so the child should also declare that.]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/LibraryCalls.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.LibraryCalls.badAtomicReferenceDereference(java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_NULLABLE_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`ref.get()` is nullable and is not locally checked for null when calling `toString()`: call to AtomicReference.get() at line 35 (nullable according to nullsafe internal models)]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/LibraryCalls.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.LibraryCalls.badPhantomReferenceDereference(java.lang.ref.PhantomReference):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_NULLABLE_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`ref.get()` is nullable and is not locally checked for null when calling `toString()`: call to PhantomReference.get() at line 27 (nullable according to nullsafe internal models)]
 codetoanalyze/java/nullsafe-default/LibraryCalls.java, codetoanalyze.java.nullsafe_default.LibraryCalls.badReferenceDereference(java.lang.ref.Reference):java.lang.String, 0, ERADICATE_NULLABLE_DEREFERENCE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`ref.get()` is nullable and is not locally checked for null when calling `toString()`: call to Reference.get() at line 19 (nullable according to nullsafe internal models)]