diff --git a/auto_tests/messenger_test.c b/auto_tests/messenger_test.c
index 2a813c9b..ad5d40ae 100644
--- a/auto_tests/messenger_test.c
+++ b/auto_tests/messenger_test.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ START_TEST(test_m_addfriend)
     if(m_addfriend(m, (uint8_t *)friend_id, (uint8_t *)good_data, really_bad_len) != FAERR_TOOLONG)
         ck_abort_msg("m_addfriend did NOT catch the following length: %d\n", really_bad_len);
 */
-/* this will error if the original m_addfriend_norequest() failed */
+/* this will give an error if the original m_addfriend_norequest() failed */
 /*    if(m_addfriend(m, (uint8_t *)friend_id, (uint8_t *)good_data, good_len) != FAERR_ALREADYSENT)
         ck_abort_msg("m_addfriend did NOT catch adding a friend we already have.\n"
                      "(this can be caused by the error of m_addfriend_norequest in"
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ START_TEST(test_m_addfriend)
     if(m_addfriend(m, (uint8_t *)good_id_b, (uint8_t *)bad_data, bad_len) != FAERR_NOMESSAGE)
         ck_abort_msg("m_addfriend did NOT catch the following length: %d\n", bad_len);
 */
-/* this should REALLY error */
+/* this should REALLY give an error */
 /*
  * TODO: validate client_id in m_addfriend?
 if(m_addfriend((uint8_t *)bad_id, (uint8_t *)good_data, good_len) >= 0)