diff --git a/metropolis/pkg/event/etcd/etcd_test.go b/metropolis/pkg/event/etcd/etcd_test.go
index 2f5e283..13f6ea8 100644
--- a/metropolis/pkg/event/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/metropolis/pkg/event/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if got, want := string(got.([]byte)), value; got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Got value %q, wanted %q", want, got)
+		t.Errorf("Wanted value %q, got %q", want, got)
 	}
 }