diff --git a/ssms.go b/ssms.go
index ad1e84f..6e56ad2 100644
--- a/ssms.go
+++ b/ssms.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (sm *SSMuxer) SecureOutbound(ctx context.Context, insecure net.Conn, p peer
 		// ensure the correct peer connected to us
 		if sconn.RemotePeer() != p {
 			sconn.Close()
-			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected peer")
+			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected peer")
 		}
 	} else {
 		sconn, err = tpt.SecureOutbound(ctx, insecure, p)
diff --git a/ssms_test.go b/ssms_test.go
index 7b8b8f3..45470da 100644
--- a/ssms_test.go
+++ b/ssms_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestNoCommonProto(t *testing.T) {
 		defer a.Close()
 		_, _, err := at.SecureInbound(ctx, a)
 		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("conection should have failed")
+			t.Error("conection should have failed")
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestNoCommonProto(t *testing.T) {
 		defer b.Close()
 		_, _, err := bt.SecureOutbound(ctx, b, "peerA")
 		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("connection should have failed")
+			t.Error("connection should have failed")
 		}
 	}()
 	wg.Wait()