diff --git a/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs.go b/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs.go
index 02429f234..f9f9d7677 100644
--- a/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs.go
+++ b/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type Element struct {
 	Scratch          interface{} `json:"scratch,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// ElemType is described an Element type.
+// ElemType describes an Element type.
 type ElemType int
 
 const (
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const (
 // Type returns the element type of the receiver. It returns an error if the Element Group
 // is invalid or does not match the Element Data, or if the Elelement Data is an incomplete
 // edge.
-func (e Element) Tyoe() (ElemType, error) {
+func (e Element) Type() (ElemType, error) {
 	et := InvalidElement
 	switch {
 	case e.Data.Source == "" && e.Data.Target == "":
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (e Element) Tyoe() (ElemType, error) {
 	case e.Data.Source != "" && e.Data.Target != "":
 		et = EdgeElement
 	default:
-		return et, errors.New("cytoscapejs: invalid element")
+		return et, errors.New("cytoscapejs: invalid element: incomplete edge")
 	}
 	switch {
 	case e.Group == "":
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (e Element) Tyoe() (ElemType, error) {
 	case e.Group == "edge" && et == EdgeElement:
 		return NodeElement, nil
 	default:
-		return InvalidElement, errors.New("cytoscapejs: invalid element")
+		return InvalidElement, errors.New("cytoscapejs: invalid element: mismatched group")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs_test.go b/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs_test.go
index dbaa56057..412178770 100644
--- a/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs_test.go
+++ b/graph/formats/cytoscapejs/cytoscapejs_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalElements(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		var gotNodes, gotEdges int
 		for _, e := range got {
-			typ, err := e.Tyoe()
+			typ, err := e.Type()
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error finding element type for %+v: %v", e, err)
 			}