diff --git a/artifact/directory_artifact_test.go b/artifact/directory_artifact_test.go
index de7b583f2..f8de95428 100644
--- a/artifact/directory_artifact_test.go
+++ b/artifact/directory_artifact_test.go
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ instances:
 				})
 
 				It("writer writes contents to the file", func() {
-					writer.Write([]byte("they are taking our jobs"))
-					Expect(ioutil.ReadFile(artifactName + "/redis-0.tgz")).To(Equal([]byte("they are taking our jobs")))
+					writer.Write([]byte("lalala a file"))
+					Expect(ioutil.ReadFile(artifactName + "/redis-0.tgz")).To(Equal([]byte("lalala a file")))
 				})
 
 				It("does not fail", func() {
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ instances:
 			})
 
 			It("writer writes contents to the file", func() {
-				writer.Write([]byte("they are taking our jobs"))
-				Expect(ioutil.ReadFile(artifactName + "/my-backup-artifact.tgz")).To(Equal([]byte("they are taking our jobs")))
+				writer.Write([]byte("lalala a file"))
+				Expect(ioutil.ReadFile(artifactName + "/my-backup-artifact.tgz")).To(Equal([]byte("lalala a file")))
 			})
 
 			It("does not fail", func() {
diff --git a/bosh/client_test.go b/bosh/client_test.go
index a9ff30d9f..58570beb1 100644
--- a/bosh/client_test.go
+++ b/bosh/client_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/orchestrator"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/ssh"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/ssh/fakes"
+	"errors"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Director", func() {
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Director", func() {
 		})
 		Context("fails", func() {
 			Context("to find deployment", func() {
-				var findDeploymentError = fmt.Errorf("what do you have to loose?")
+				var findDeploymentError = errors.New("no deployment here")
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					boshDirector.FindDeploymentReturns(nil, findDeploymentError)
 				})
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Director", func() {
 				})
 			})
 			Context("to download manifest", func() {
-				var downloadManifestError = fmt.Errorf("you will be tired of winning")
+				var downloadManifestError = errors.New("I refuse to download this manifest")
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					boshDirector.FindDeploymentReturns(boshDeployment, nil)
 					boshDeployment.ManifestReturns("", downloadManifestError)
diff --git a/bosh/deployed_instance_test.go b/bosh/deployed_instance_test.go
index 0bc2d4e1c..db8dbd2db 100644
--- a/bosh/deployed_instance_test.go
+++ b/bosh/deployed_instance_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gbytes"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/bosh"
+	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/ssh/fakes"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/instance"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/orchestrator"
-	"github.com/pivotal-cf/bosh-backup-and-restore/ssh/fakes"
+	"errors"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Instance", func() {
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Instance", func() {
 		Context("when there are several scripts and one of them fails to run pre backup lock while another one causes an error", func() {
 			expectedStdout := "some stdout"
 			expectedStderr := "some stderr"
-			expectedError := fmt.Errorf("you are fake news")
+			expectedError := errors.New("Errororororor")
 
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				backupAndRestoreScripts = []instance.Script{
@@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Instance", func() {
 
 		Describe("error while running cleaning up the connection", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
-				expectedError = fmt.Errorf("werk niet")
+				expectedError = errors.New("werk niet")
 				boshDeployment.CleanUpSSHReturns(expectedError)
 			})
 			It("fails", func() {
diff --git a/instance/blob_test.go b/instance/blob_test.go
index e6661f459..02b81832a 100644
--- a/instance/blob_test.go
+++ b/instance/blob_test.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var _ = Describe("blob", func() {
 				var expectedErr error
 
 				BeforeEach(func() {
-					expectedErr = fmt.Errorf("you fool")
+					expectedErr = fmt.Errorf("nope")
 					sshConnection.RunReturns([]byte("don't matter"), []byte("don't matter"), 0, expectedErr)
 				})