diff --git a/accounts/keystore/passphrase_test.go b/accounts/keystore/passphrase_test.go
index 66fead51f4..1de43a96da 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/passphrase_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/passphrase_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestKeyEncryptDecrypt(t *testing.T) {
 		// Recrypt with a new password and start over
 		password += "new data appended" // nolint: gosec
 		if keyjson, err = EncryptKey(key, password, veryLightScryptN, veryLightScryptP); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("test %d: failed to encrypt key %v", i, err)
+			t.Errorf("test %d: failed to re-encrypt key %v", i, err)
 		}
 	}
 }