diff --git a/pkg/engine/anchor/anchor.go b/pkg/engine/anchor/anchor.go
index b1127ad4e0..bf98147333 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/anchor/anchor.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/anchor/anchor.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (ch ConditionAnchorHandler) Handle(handler resourceElementHandler, resource
 		// validate the values of the pattern
 		returnPath, err := handler(log.Log, value, ch.pattern, originPattern, currentPath, ac)
 		if err != nil {
-			ac.AnchorError = common.NewConditionalAnchorError(fmt.Sprintf("condition anchor did not satisfy: %s", err.Error()))
+			ac.AnchorError = common.NewConditionalAnchorError(err.Error())
 			return returnPath, ac.AnchorError.Error()
 		}
 		return "", nil
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (gh GlobalAnchorHandler) Handle(handler resourceElementHandler, resourceMap
 		// validate the values of the pattern
 		returnPath, err := handler(log.Log, value, gh.pattern, originPattern, currentPath, ac)
 		if err != nil {
-			ac.AnchorError = common.NewGlobalAnchorError(fmt.Sprintf("global anchor did not satisfy: %s", err.Error()))
+			ac.AnchorError = common.NewGlobalAnchorError(err.Error())
 			return returnPath, ac.AnchorError.Error()
 		}
 		return "", nil
diff --git a/pkg/engine/common/anchorKey.go b/pkg/engine/common/anchorKey.go
index 6e1e92e13d..4d52bf0c0d 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/common/anchorKey.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/common/anchorKey.go
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ type ValidateAnchorError struct {
 }
 
 // ConditionalAnchorErrMsg - the error message for conditional anchor error
-var ConditionalAnchorErrMsg = "conditionalAnchorError"
+var ConditionalAnchorErrMsg = "conditional anchor mismatch"
 
 // GlobalAnchorErrMsg - the error message for global anchor error
-var GlobalAnchorErrMsg = "globalAnchorError"
+var GlobalAnchorErrMsg = "global anchor mismatch"
 
 // AnchorKey - contains map of anchors
 type AnchorKey struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go b/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go
index 5b4dade930..352eaa5b46 100644
--- a/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go
+++ b/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func printTestResult(resps map[string]report.PolicyReportResult, testResults []T
 				rc.Pass++
 			}
 		} else {
-			fmt.Printf("test failed for policy=%s, rule=%s, resource=%s, expected=%s, recieved=%s \n",
+			fmt.Printf("test failed for policy=%s, rule=%s, resource=%s, expected=%s, received=%s \n",
 				v.Policy, v.Rule, v.Resource, v.Result, testRes.Result)
 			fmt.Printf("%s \n", testRes.Message)
 			res.Result = boldRed.Sprintf("Fail")