diff --git a/stream/mts/meta/meta_test.go b/stream/mts/meta/meta_test.go
index 700fda5b..2be41b95 100644
--- a/stream/mts/meta/meta_test.go
+++ b/stream/mts/meta/meta_test.go
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ func TestAddAndGet(t *testing.T) {
 	meta.Add(tstKey1, tstData1)
 	meta.Add(tstKey2, tstData2)
 	if data, err := meta.Get(tstKey1); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Could not get data for key: loc: %v", err.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Could not get data for key: loc: %v", err)
 		if data != tstData1 {
-			t.Errorf("Did not get expected data")
+			t.Error("Did not get expected data")
 		}
 	}
 
 	if data, err := meta.Get(tstKey2); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Could not get data for key: ts: %v", err.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Could not get data for key: ts: %v", err)
 		if data != tstData2 {
-			t.Errorf("Did not get expected data")
+			t.Error("Did not get expected data")
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	meta.Add(tstKey1, tstData3)
 
 	if data, err := meta.Get(tstKey1); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err)
 		if data != tstData2 {
-			t.Errorf("Data did not correctly update for key \"loc\"")
+			t.Error(`Data did not correctly update for key "loc"`)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestGetAbsentKey(t *testing.T) {
 	meta := New()
 
 	if _, err := meta.Get(tstKey1); err != errKeyAbsent {
-		t.Errorf("Not expected err: %v\n", errKeyAbsent.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Not expected err: %v\n", errKeyAbsent)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	meta := New()
 	meta.Add(tstKey1, tstData1)
 	if err := meta.Delete(tstKey1); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err)
 	}
 	if _, err := meta.Get(tstKey1); err != errKeyAbsent {
-		t.Errorf("Not expected err: %v\n", errKeyAbsent.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Not expected err. got: %v\n, want: $%v\n", err, errKeyAbsent)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDeleteAbsentKey(t *testing.T) {
 	meta := New()
 	if err := meta.Delete(tstKey1); err != errKeyAbsent {
-		t.Errorf("Not expected err: %v\n", errKeyAbsent.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Not expected err: %v\n", errKeyAbsent)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestReadFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	tstMeta := append([]byte{0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x12}, "loc=a,b,c\tts=12345"...)
 	got, err := ReadFrom([]byte(tstMeta), "loc")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err)
 	}
 	want := "a,b,c"
 	if got != want {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestReadFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if got, err = ReadFrom([]byte(tstMeta), "ts"); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err.Error())
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v\n", err)
 	}
 	want = "12345"
 	if got != want {