diff --git a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/get_block/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/get_block/src/lib.rs
index 11c9c235..52c2eee0 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/get_block/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/get_block/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("get_block: failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/alias/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/alias/src/lib.rs
index cdce18a8..b0d15097 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/alias/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/alias/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/cat/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/cat/src/lib.rs
index e05b24b3..cf529e67 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/cat/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/cat/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
 
     let Ok(file_path) = String::from_utf8(args) else {
-        println!("bad args, aborting");
+        println!("argument must be a single string");
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/echo/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/echo/src/lib.rs
index f5f94a92..92609f57 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/echo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/echo/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/hi/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/hi/src/lib.rs
index 6116b242..9b53a133 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/hi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/hi/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/m/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/m/src/lib.rs
index c284a72d..c45cb661 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/m/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/m/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(body) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
     let body_string = String::from_utf8(body).unwrap();
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/namehash_to_name/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/namehash_to_name/src/lib.rs
index 90b041fe..77e29bb8 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/namehash_to_name/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/namehash_to_name/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
     let Ok(namehash) = String::from_utf8(args) else {
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/peer/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/peer/src/lib.rs
index 9aa05f43..12cb7499 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/peer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/peer/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };
     let Ok(name) = String::from_utf8(args) else {
diff --git a/kinode/packages/terminal/top/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/terminal/top/src/lib.rs
index e4b93b56..479d83e4 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/terminal/top/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/terminal/top/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ call_init!(init);
 
 fn init(_our: Address) {
     let Ok(args) = await_next_request_body() else {
-        println!("failed to get args, aborting");
+        println!("failed to get args");
         return;
     };