diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ad56942..f3b92ad 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const MsgV4 = require('ppppp-db/msg-v4')
  * @returns {asserts peer is { db: PPPPPDB }}
  */
 function assertDBPlugin(peer) {
-  if (!peer.db) throw new Error('conductor plugin needs ppppp-db plugin')
+  if (!peer.db) throw new Error('"conductor" plugin requires "db" plugin')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function assertDBPlugin(peer) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { goals: PPPPPGoal }}
  */
 function assertGoalsPlugin(peer) {
-  if (!peer.goals) throw new Error('conductor plugin needs ppppp-goals plugin')
+  if (!peer.goals) throw new Error('"conductor" plugin requires "goals" plugin')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function assertGoalsPlugin(peer) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { set: PPPPPSet }}
  */
 function assertSetPlugin(peer) {
-  if (!peer.set) throw new Error('conductor plugin needs ppppp-set plugin')
+  if (!peer.set) throw new Error('"conductor" plugin requires "set" plugin')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function assertSetPlugin(peer) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { gc: PPPPPGC }}
  */
 function assertGCPlugin(peer) {
-  if (!peer.gc) throw new Error('conductor plugin needs ppppp-gc plugin')
+  if (!peer.gc) throw new Error('"conductor" plugin requires "gc" plugin')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function assertGCPlugin(peer) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { sync: PPPPPSync }}
  */
 function assertSyncPlugin(peer) {
-  if (!peer.sync) throw new Error('conductor plugin needs ppppp-sync plugin')
+  if (!peer.sync) throw new Error('"conductor" plugin requires "sync" plugin')
 }
 
 /**