diff --git a/src/test/java/emissary/test/core/ExtractionTest.java b/src/test/java/emissary/test/core/ExtractionTest.java
index fe62e0a87c..ec312cb39d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/emissary/test/core/ExtractionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/emissary/test/core/ExtractionTest.java
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@ public void checkAttachmentAndExtractedRecordCount(String resourceName, Element
                 failResult += "<numAttachments> missing int between tags. ";
             } else {
                 if (!attExpected && (attFoundCount > 0)) {
-                    failResult += "<numAttachments> missing from file, but attachments found: <" + attFoundCount + ">. ";
+                    failResult += "<numAttachments> missing from answer file, but attachments found: <" + attFoundCount + ">. ";
                 } else {
                     if (attExpectedCount != attFoundCount) {
                         failResult +=
-                                "Number of attachments expected:<" + attExpectedCount + "> but was: <" + attFoundCount + ">. ";
+                                "<numAttachments> expected:<" + attExpectedCount + "> but found: <" + attFoundCount + "> in answer file. ";
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -374,11 +374,11 @@ public void checkAttachmentAndExtractedRecordCount(String resourceName, Element
                 failResult += "<extractCount> missing int between tags. ";
             } else {
                 if (!extExpected && (extFoundCount > 0)) {
-                    failResult += "<extractCount> missing from file, but extracts found: <" + extFoundCount + ">. ";
+                    failResult += "<extractCount> missing from answer file, but extracts found: <" + extFoundCount + ">. ";
                 } else {
                     if (extExpectedCount != extFoundCount) {
-                        failResult += "Number of extracted children expected:<" + extExpectedCount + "> but was: <"
-                                + extFoundCount + ">. ";
+                        failResult += "<extractCount> expected:<" + extExpectedCount + "> but found: <"
+                                + extFoundCount + "> in answer file. ";
                     }
                 }
             }