diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_1.cpp b/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_1.cpp
index 80435a8c6a..a3b8000244 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_1.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_1.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ main()
 	size = read_port(id, &code, data, sizeof(data)); 
 	printf("read port code %lx, size %ld (0x%08lx) (%s)\n", code, size, size, strerror(size));
 	
-	printf("should block now\n");
+	printf("port_buffer_size should fail now:\n");
 
 	// BeBook: does block when port is empty, and unblocks when port is written to or deleted
 	size = port_buffer_size(id); 
diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_2.cpp b/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_2.cpp
index a30499435a..d917ec6061 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_2.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/port_close_test_2.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ main()
 	size = read_port(id, &code, data, sizeof(data)); 
 	printf("read port code %lx, size %ld (0x%08lx) (%s)\n", code, size, size, strerror(size));
 	
-	printf("should block now\n");
+	printf("read_port should fail now:\n");
 
 	// BeBook: does block when port is empty, and unblocks when port is written to or deleted
 	size = read_port(id, &code, data, sizeof(data));