diff --git a/reference/reference_test.go b/reference/reference_test.go
index ff35ba3da2..a1822b784e 100644
--- a/reference/reference_test.go
+++ b/reference/reference_test.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestParseRepositoryInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("Invalid normalized reference for %q. Expected %q, got %q", r, expected, actual)
 			}
 			if expected, actual := tcase.FullName, r.FullName(); expected != actual {
-				t.Fatalf("Invalid normalized reference for %q. Expected %q, got %q", r, expected, actual)
+				t.Fatalf("Invalid fullName for %q. Expected %q, got %q", r, expected, actual)
 			}
 			if expected, actual := tcase.Hostname, r.Hostname(); expected != actual {
 				t.Fatalf("Invalid hostname for %q. Expected %q, got %q", r, expected, actual)
diff --git a/reference/store_test.go b/reference/store_test.go
index dd1d253d8e..c2c9c97d91 100644
--- a/reference/store_test.go
+++ b/reference/store_test.go
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func TestInvalidTags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	err = store.AddTag(ref, id, true)
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected setting digest %q to fail", ref)
+		t.Fatalf("expected setting tag %q to fail", ref)
 	}
 
 }