diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/projects/ChildProjectApiImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/projects/ChildProjectApiImpl.java
index 1f950bd..25e56fe 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/projects/ChildProjectApiImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/projects/ChildProjectApiImpl.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       getChildProject.setRecursive(recursive);
       return getChildProject.apply(rsrc).value();
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw asRestApiException("Cannot child project", e);
+      throw asRestApiException("Cannot get child project", e);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutDescription.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutDescription.java
index d1eb3cc..c1e6693 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutDescription.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutDescription.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
       String msg =
           MoreObjects.firstNonNull(
-              Strings.emptyToNull(input.commitMessage), "Updated description.\n");
+              Strings.emptyToNull(input.commitMessage), "Update description\n");
       if (!msg.endsWith("\n")) {
         msg += "\n";
       }