diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/haste.ts b/packages/server/src/api/haste.ts
index b7ff950..67c0ace 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/haste.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/haste.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class Haste {
     }
 
     if (!configuration) {
-      throw new Error(`You must provide a haste configuration.`);
+      throw new Error(`You must provide a haste configuration object.`);
     }
 
     const url = buildUrl(configuration.hostProtocol, configuration.host, configuration.port);
diff --git a/packages/web/src/api/hasteClient.ts b/packages/web/src/api/hasteClient.ts
index a170d30..9673c2b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/api/hasteClient.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/api/hasteClient.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class HasteClient {
   }
 
   public static async build(clientId: string, domain = 'haste-development.us.auth0.com') {
-    if (!isBrowser()) throw new Error(`Haste client build may only be called from a browser based environment please.`);
+    if (!isBrowser()) throw new Error(`Haste client build may only be called from a browser based environment`);
 
     const auth0 = await createAuth0Client({
       domain: domain,