1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/host_io.zig b/src/host_io.zig
index bbd664a9..9e3fbf79 100644
--- a/src/host_io.zig
+++ b/src/host_io.zig
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ pub const Shell = struct {
             if (libc.access(@ptrCast(&buf), 0) == 0) return std.fmt.bufPrint(said, "not a shell: {s} is not executable", .{bin}) catch "not a shell: not executable";
         }
         // "not found": the words a mount reads as ENOENT.
-        return std.fmt.bufPrint(said, "no shell \"{s}\", not found (a name on the usual paths, or a path to one)", .{bin}) catch "no such shell";
+        return std.fmt.bufPrint(said, "shell \"{s}\" not found (a name on the usual paths, or a path to one)", .{bin}) catch "no such shell";
     }
 
     /// The program a script's `#!` line names, when it is not there to
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ pub const Shell = struct {
         var said: [320]u8 = undefined;
         try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("interpreter /no/such/interp not found", refusal(try std.fmt.bufPrint(&path, "{s}/bad", .{dir}), &said).?);
         try std.testing.expect(refusal(try std.fmt.bufPrint(&path, "{s}/good", .{dir}), &said) == null);
-        try std.testing.expect(std.mem.startsWith(u8, refusal(try std.fmt.bufPrint(&path, "{s}/none", .{dir}), &said).?, "no shell "));
+        try std.testing.expect(std.mem.startsWith(u8, refusal(try std.fmt.bufPrint(&path, "{s}/none", .{dir}), &said).?, "shell \""));
         try tmp.dir.writeFile(std.testing.io, .{ .sub_path = "plain", .data = "echo\n" });
         const plain = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&path, "{s}/plain", .{dir});
         try std.testing.expect(std.mem.endsWith(u8, refusal(plain, &said).?, "plain is not executable"));