diff --git a/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/install.go b/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/install.go
index 7b4c40e7a27..2356e8d3b8d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/install.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/install.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func installCmd(streams *cli.IOStreams, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 			return
 		}
 		oLogs := logp.ObserverLogs().TakeAll()
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error uninstalling.  Printing logs\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error uninstalling. Printing logs\n")
 		for _, oLog := range oLogs {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", oLog.Entry)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/uninstall.go b/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/uninstall.go
index d14c2b51840..2cad93e1b3a 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/uninstall.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/agent/cmd/uninstall.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func uninstallCmd(streams *cli.IOStreams, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 			return
 		}
 		oLogs := logp.ObserverLogs().TakeAll()
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error uninstalling.  Printing logs\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error uninstalling. Printing logs\n")
 		for _, oLog := range oLogs {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", oLog.Entry)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go b/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go
index ad1e2f8fe14..23edbde1ebe 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/fixture_install.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func NewBool(value bool) *bool {
 func (f *Fixture) Install(ctx context.Context, installOpts *InstallOpts, opts ...process.CmdOption) ([]byte, error) {
 	f.t.Logf("[test %s] Inside fixture install function", f.t.Name())
 
-	// check for running agents before installing
+	// check for running agents before installing, but proceed anyway
 	assert.Empty(f.t, getElasticAgentProcesses(f.t), "there should be no running agent at beginning of Install()")
 
 	switch f.packageFormat {