diff --git a/internal/credential/rotate.go b/internal/credential/rotate.go
index 1f7b6ed..f8115fa 100644
--- a/internal/credential/rotate.go
+++ b/internal/credential/rotate.go
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ func (c *Config) RotateServiceAccountKey(
 			Name: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/serviceAccounts/%s/keys/%s", newConfig.ProjectId, newConfig.ClientEmail, newConfig.PrivateKeyId),
 		})
 		if rollbackErr != nil {
-			return status.Errorf(codes.PermissionDenied, "error validating rotated service account key: %v; error rolling back new rotated service account key: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.PermissionDenied, "error validating rotated service account key: %v; error rolling back newly created service account key: %v", err, rollbackErr)
 		}
 
-		return status.Errorf(codes.PermissionDenied, "error validating rotated service account key: %v; successfully rolled back new rotated service account key", err)
+		return status.Errorf(codes.PermissionDenied, "error validating rotated service account key: %v; successfully rolled back newly created service account key", err)
 	}
 
 	newClient, err := admin.NewIamClient(ctx, clientOptions...)
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ func (c *Config) RotateServiceAccountKey(
 		})
 		// If rollback also fails, return an error indicating both the failure to delete the old key and the failure to roll back the new key.
 		if rollbackErr != nil {
-			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "error deleting service account key: %v; error rolling back new rotated service account key: %v", err, rollbackErr)
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "error deleting service account key: %v; error rolling back newly created service account key: %v", err, rollbackErr)
 		}
 
-		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "error deleting service account key: %v; successfully rolled back new rotated service account key", err)
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "error deleting service account key: %v; successfully rolled back newly created service account key", err)
 	}
 
 	c.PrivateKey = newConfig.PrivateKey
diff --git a/internal/credential/rotate_test.go b/internal/credential/rotate_test.go
index 56c4450..c90c0e8 100644
--- a/internal/credential/rotate_test.go
+++ b/internal/credential/rotate_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestRotateServiceAccountKey(t *testing.T) {
 				testIAMAdminServer.testDeleteServiceAccountKeyErrors = []error{nil}
 				testResourceServer.testIamPermissionsError = errors.New("iam permissions error")
 			},
-			expectedError: errors.New("successfully rolled back new rotated service account key"),
+			expectedError: errors.New("successfully rolled back newly created service account key"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "ValidateServiceAccountKey fails and rollback fails",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestRotateServiceAccountKey(t *testing.T) {
 				testIAMAdminServer.testDeleteServiceAccountKeyErrors = []error{errors.New("rollback key error")}
 				testResourceServer.testIamPermissionsError = errors.New("iam permissions error")
 			},
-			expectedError: errors.New("error rolling back new rotated service account key"),
+			expectedError: errors.New("error rolling back newly created service account key"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "DeleteServiceAccountKey old key fails and rollback fails",
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestRotateServiceAccountKey(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				testResourceServer.testIamPermissionsError = nil
 			},
-			expectedError: errors.New("error rolling back new rotated service account key"),
+			expectedError: errors.New("error rolling back newly created service account key"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "DeleteServiceAccountKey old key fails and rollback succeeds",
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestRotateServiceAccountKey(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				testResourceServer.testIamPermissionsError = nil
 			},
-			expectedError: errors.New("successfully rolled back new rotated service account key"),
+			expectedError: errors.New("successfully rolled back newly created service account key"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Successful rotation",