diff --git a/auth/confirm.go b/auth/confirm.go
index 5ce7ca9f818e929dc7d951a548c8349a8f753738..2ffa7a979f3c547c16928c08ca692eab85fda8bd 100644
--- a/auth/confirm.go
+++ b/auth/confirm.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func ConfirmRequestAuth(partner contact.Contact, rng io.Reader,
 	if err != nil {
 		// if the send fails just set it to failed, it will but automatically
 		// retried
-		jww.ERROR.Printf("request failed to transmit, will be "+
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("auth confirm failed to transmit, will be "+
 			"handled on reconnect: %+v", err)
 		storage.GetCriticalRawMessages().Failed(cmixMsg)
 	}
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func ConfirmRequestAuth(partner contact.Contact, rng io.Reader,
 
 	success, _, _ := utility.TrackResults(sendResults, 1)
 	if !success {
-		jww.ERROR.Printf("request failed to transmit, will be " +
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("auth confirm failed to transmit, will be " +
 			"handled on reconnect")
 		storage.GetCriticalRawMessages().Failed(cmixMsg)
 	} else {
diff --git a/auth/request.go b/auth/request.go
index 296b1bf71f7318a3e2be66f1186adad1a466af10..ff2811c493a4be0df86c72df69e21241a1dab1e7 100644
--- a/auth/request.go
+++ b/auth/request.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func RequestAuth(partner, me contact.Contact, message string, rng io.Reader,
 	if err != nil {
 		// if the send fails just set it to failed, it will but automatically
 		// retried
-		jww.ERROR.Printf("request failed to transmit, will be "+
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("auth request failed to transmit, will be "+
 			"handled on reconnect: %+v", err)
 		storage.GetCriticalRawMessages().Failed(cmixMsg)
 	}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func RequestAuth(partner, me contact.Contact, message string, rng io.Reader,
 
 	success, _, _ := utility.TrackResults(sendResults, 1)
 	if !success {
-		jww.ERROR.Printf("request failed to transmit, will be " +
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("auth request failed to transmit, will be " +
 			"handled on reconnect")
 		storage.GetCriticalRawMessages().Failed(cmixMsg)
 	} else {