diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index 25cdb9a..7a894ba 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ handle_update_fail() {
 }
 
 handle_check_fail() {
-	po_error "CI: flake checks failed!" "$(get_journal xin-ci)"
+	po_error "CI: checks failed!" "$(get_journal xin-ci)"
 }
 
 handle_update_check_fail() {