diff --git a/tests/cli/cli_test.go b/tests/cli/cli_test.go
index 0461d3c..d0ac5d8 100644
--- a/tests/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/tests/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	r := m.Run()
 	after := test_helpers.ListFds(0)
 	if len(before) != len(after) {
-		fmt.Printf("fd leak? before, after:\n%v\n%v\n", before, after)
+		fmt.Printf("fd leak in test process? before, after:\n%v\n%v\n", before, after)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	os.Exit(r)
diff --git a/tests/matrix/matrix_test.go b/tests/matrix/matrix_test.go
index 7bfb372..e4424a7 100644
--- a/tests/matrix/matrix_test.go
+++ b/tests/matrix/matrix_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		// the gocryptfs FUSE process, but only in the tests that access it!
 		after := test_helpers.ListFds(0)
 		if len(before) != len(after) {
-			fmt.Printf("fd leak? before, after:\n%v\n%v\n", before, after)
+			fmt.Printf("fd leak in test process? before, after:\n%v\n%v\n", before, after)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		test_helpers.UnmountPanic(test_helpers.DefaultPlainDir)
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers/mount_unmount.go b/tests/test_helpers/mount_unmount.go
index 6a2b908..453ea20 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers/mount_unmount.go
+++ b/tests/test_helpers/mount_unmount.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func UnmountErr(dir string) (err error) {
 		err = cmd.Run()
 		if err == nil {
 			if len(fdsNow) > len(fds)+maxCacheFds {
-				return fmt.Errorf("FD leak? pid=%d dir=%q, fds:\nold=%v \nnew=%v\n", pid, dir, fds, fdsNow)
+				return fmt.Errorf("fd leak in gocryptfs process? pid=%d dir=%q, fds:\nold=%v \nnew=%v\n", pid, dir, fds, fdsNow)
 			}
 			return nil
 		}