diff --git a/llarp/router_contact_local.cpp b/llarp/router_contact_local.cpp
index 937c98908..8c9d8b39b 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact_local.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact_local.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ namespace llarp
 
         if (net->IsBogon(addr().in4()) and BLOCK_BOGONS)
         {
-          auto err = "Unable to verify expired RemoteRC!";
+          auto err = "Unable to verify expired LocalRC!";
           log::info(logcat, err);
           throw std::runtime_error{err};
         }
 
         if (not crypto::verify(router_id(), msg, sig))
-          throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify RemoteRC"};
+          throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify LocalRC"};
       });
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp b/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp
index 16f99cf6f..d47e41933 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ namespace llarp
 
         if (net->IsBogon(addr().in4()) and BLOCK_BOGONS)
         {
-          auto err = "Unable to verify expired RemoteRC!";
+          auto err = "Unable to verify RemoteRC address!";
           log::info(logcat, err);
           throw std::runtime_error{err};
         }
 
         if (not crypto::verify(router_id(), msg, sig))
-          throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify RemoteRC"};
+          throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify RemoteRC signature"};
       });
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ namespace llarp
 
       if (net->IsBogon(addr().in4()) and BLOCK_BOGONS)
       {
-        auto err = "Unable to verify expired RemoteRC!";
+        auto err = "Unable to verify expired RemoteRC address!";
         log::info(logcat, err);
         throw std::runtime_error{err};
       }
 
       if (not crypto::verify(router_id(), msg, sig))
-        throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify RemoteRC"};
+        throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify RemoteRC signature"};
     });
   }