diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index d0f16a0..773c646 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function isMuxrpcMissingError(err, namespace, methodName) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { db: PPPPPDB }}
  */
 function assertDBExists(peer) {
-  if (!peer.db) throw new Error('sync requires ppppp-db plugin')
+  if (!peer.db) throw new Error('"sync" plugin requires "db" plugin')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function assertDBExists(peer) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { goals: PPPPPGoals }}
  */
 function assertGoalsExists(peer) {
-  if (!peer.goals) throw new Error('sync requires ppppp-goals plugin')
+  if (!peer.goals) throw new Error('"sync" plugin requires "goals" plugin')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function assertGoalsExists(peer) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { shse: SHSE }}
  */
 function assertSHSEExists(peer) {
-  if (!peer.shse) throw new Error('sync requires secret-handshake-ext')
+  if (!peer.shse) throw new Error('"sync" plugin requires "shse" plugin')
 }
 
 /**