diff --git a/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror.go b/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror.go
index 4dacdb26ada84..c93438aaa1941 100644
--- a/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror.go
+++ b/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror.go
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ func (h *haltOnErrorStrategy) progressRollout(ctx context.Context, groups []*aut
 }
 
 func canStartHaltOnError(group, previousGroup *autoupdate.AutoUpdateAgentRolloutStatusGroup, now time.Time) (bool, error) {
-	// check wait days
+	// check wait hours
 	if group.ConfigWaitHours != 0 {
 		if previousGroup == nil {
-			return false, trace.BadParameter("The first group cannot have non-zero wait hours")
+			return false, trace.BadParameter("the first group cannot have non-zero wait hours")
 		}
 
 		previousStart := previousGroup.StartTime.AsTime()
diff --git a/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror_test.go b/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror_test.go
index 2b84672ad7166..71a653c760361 100644
--- a/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror_test.go
+++ b/lib/autoupdate/rollout/strategy_haltonerror_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func Test_canStartHaltOnError(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr       require.ErrorAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "first group, no wait_days",
+			name: "first group, no wait_hours",
 			group: &autoupdate.AutoUpdateAgentRolloutStatusGroup{
 				Name:            "test-group",
 				ConfigDays:      everyWeekday,