diff --git a/cmd/clef/consolecmd_test.go b/cmd/clef/consolecmd_test.go
index abdefce174..c8b37f5b92 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/consolecmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/consolecmd_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestImportRaw(t *testing.T) {
 		// Run clef importraw
 		clef := runClef(t, "--suppress-bootwarn", "--lightkdf", "importraw", keyPath)
 		clef.input("myverylongpassword1").input("myverylongpassword2").WaitExit()
-		if have, want := clef.StderrText(), "passwords do not match\n"; have != want {
+		if have, want := clef.StderrText(), "Passwords do not match\n"; have != want {
 			t.Errorf("have %q, want %q", have, want)
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/clef/main.go b/cmd/clef/main.go
index 18338c5691..88d4c99e78 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/main.go
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func accountImport(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	if first != second {
 		//lint:ignore ST1005 This is a message for the user
-		return errors.New("passwords do not match")
+		return errors.New("Passwords do not match")
 	}
 	acc, err := internalApi.ImportRawKey(hex.EncodeToString(crypto.FromECDSA(pKey)), first)
 	if err != nil {