diff --git a/packages/shared/src/porter.ts b/packages/shared/src/porter.ts
index 1808b435..f00c4da3 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/porter.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/porter.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class PorterClient {
       throw lastError;
     }
     throw new Error(
-      `Porter returns bad response: ${resp.status} - ${resp.data}`,
+      `Porter returned bad response: ${resp.status} - ${resp.data}`,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/test/porter.test.ts b/packages/shared/test/porter.test.ts
index ab9455b7..19d72466 100644
--- a/packages/shared/test/porter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/test/porter.test.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('PorterClient', () => {
     mockGetUrsulas(ursulas);
     let porterClient = new PorterClient([fakePorterUris[1]]);
     expect(porterClient.getUrsulas(ursulas.length)).rejects.toThrowError(
-      Error(`Porter returns bad response: 400 - `),
+      Error(`Porter returned bad response: 400 - `),
     );
     porterClient = new PorterClient([fakePorterUris[1], fakePorterUris[0]]);
     expect(porterClient.getUrsulas(ursulas.length)).rejects.toThrowError(