diff --git a/authority/linkedca.go b/authority/linkedca.go
index 9daba353..fd5c0a81 100644
--- a/authority/linkedca.go
+++ b/authority/linkedca.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (c *linkedCaClient) StoreRenewedCertificate(parent *x509.Certificate, fullc
 		PemCertificateChain:  serializeCertificateChain(fullchain[1:]...),
 		PemParentCertificate: serializeCertificateChain(parent),
 	})
-	return errors.Wrap(err, "error posting certificate")
+	return errors.Wrap(err, "error posting renewed certificate")
 }
 
 func (c *linkedCaClient) StoreSSHCertificate(prov provisioner.Interface, crt *ssh.Certificate) error {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (c *linkedCaClient) StoreRenewedSSHCertificate(parent, crt *ssh.Certificate
 		Certificate:       string(ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(crt)),
 		ParentCertificate: string(ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(parent)),
 	})
-	return errors.Wrap(err, "error posting ssh certificate")
+	return errors.Wrap(err, "error posting renewed ssh certificate")
 }
 
 func (c *linkedCaClient) Revoke(crt *x509.Certificate, rci *db.RevokedCertificateInfo) error {