diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index 754b37e8..70196e8c 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -429,15 +429,17 @@ func (c *Cluster) ready(timeout time.Duration) {
 	timer := time.NewTimer(timeout)
 	select {
 	case <-timer.C:
-		logger.Error("**************************************************")
-		logger.Error("***** ipfs-cluster consensus start timed out *****")
-		logger.Error("This peer was not able to become part of the cluster.")
-		logger.Error("This might be due to one or several causes:")
-		logger.Error(`  - Check that there is connectivity to the "bootstrap" and "peers" multiaddresses`)
-		logger.Error(`  - Check that all cluster peers are using the same "secret"`)
-		logger.Error(`  - Check that this peer is reachable on its "listen_multiaddress"`)
-		logger.Error(`  - Check that there is a majority of available peers`)
-		logger.Error("**************************************************")
+		logger.Error("***** ipfs-cluster consensus start timed out (tips below) *****")
+		logger.Error(`
+**************************************************
+This peer was not able to become part of the cluster.
+This might be due to one or several causes:
+  - Check that there is connectivity to the "bootstrap" and "peers" multiaddresses
+  - Check that all cluster peers are using the same "secret"
+  - Check that this peer is reachable on its "listen_multiaddress"
+  - Check that there is a majority of available peers
+**************************************************
+`)
 		c.Shutdown()
 		return
 	case <-c.consensus.Ready():
diff --git a/consensus/raft/logging.go b/consensus/raft/logging.go
index 154bc5d8..33440b62 100644
--- a/consensus/raft/logging.go
+++ b/consensus/raft/logging.go
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ func (fw *logForwarder) repeated(t int, msg string) bool {
 		fw.lastTip = make(map[int]time.Time)
 	}
 
-	// We we haven't tipped about repeated log messages
-	// in while, do it and forget the list
+	// We haven't tipped about repeated log messages
+	// in a while, do it and forget the list
 	if time.Now().After(fw.lastTip[t].Add(repeatReset)) {
 		fw.lastTip[t] = time.Now()
 		fw.lastMsgs[t] = nil