diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh
index 86b9d7e61f4..1ad4854678c 100755
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/tests/dbtests/dbtests.sh
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ dbtest_main()
     if [ $ret -ne 255 ]; then
       html_failed "<TR><TD> Certutil succeeded in a nonexisting directory $ret"
     else
-      html_passed "<TR><TD> Certutil failed in a nonexisting dir $ret" 
+      html_passed "<TR><TD> Certutil didn't work in a nonexisting dir $ret" 
     fi
     dbtest -r -d ./non_existant_dir
     ret=$?
     if [ $ret -ne 46 ]; then
       html_failed "<TR><TD> Dbtest readonly succeeded in a nonexisting directory $ret"
     else
-      html_passed "<TR><TD> Dbtest readonly failed in a nonexisting dir $ret" 
+      html_passed "<TR><TD> Dbtest readonly didn't work in a nonexisting dir $ret" 
     fi
 
     Echo "test force opening the database in a nonexisting directory"
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ dbtest_main()
     if [ $ret -ne 1 ]; then
       html_failed "<TR><TD> Tstclnt succeded in an empty directory $ret"
     else
-      html_passed "<TR><TD> Tstclnt failed in an empty dir $ret"
+      html_passed "<TR><TD> Tstclnt didn't work in an empty dir $ret"
     fi
     dbtest -r -d $EMPTY_DIR
     ret=$?
     if [ $ret -ne 46 ]; then
       html_failed "<TR><TD> Dbtest readonly succeeded in an empty directory $ret"
     else
-      html_passed "<TR><TD> Dbtest readonly failed in an empty dir $ret" 
+      html_passed "<TR><TD> Dbtest readonly didn't work in an empty dir $ret" 
     fi
     rm -rf $EMPTY_DIR/* 2>/dev/null
     certutil -D -n xxxx -d $EMPTY_DIR #created DB
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ dbtest_main()
     if [ $ret -ne 255 ]; then 
         html_failed "<TR><TD> Certutil succeeded in deleting a cert in an empty directory $ret"
     else
-        html_passed "<TR><TD> Certutil failed in an empty dir $ret"
+        html_passed "<TR><TD> Certutil didn't work in an empty dir $ret"
     fi
     rm -rf $EMPTY_DIR/* 2>/dev/null
     Echo "test force opening the database  readonly in a empty directory"
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ dbtest_main()
     if [ $ret -ne 46 ]; then
       html_failed "<TR><TD> Dbtest r/w succeeded in an readonly directory $ret"
     else
-      html_passed "<TR><TD> Dbtest r/w failed in an readonly dir $ret" 
+      html_passed "<TR><TD> Dbtest r/w didn't work in an readonly dir $ret" 
     fi
     certutil -D -n "TestUser" -d .
     ret=$?
     if [ $ret -ne 255 ]; then
       html_failed "<TR><TD> Certutil succeeded in deleting a cert in an readonly directory $ret"
     else
-        html_passed "<TR><TD> Certutil failed in an readonly dir $ret"
+        html_passed "<TR><TD> Certutil didn't work in an readonly dir $ret"
     fi
     
     Echo "test opening the database ronly in a readonly directory"