diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a91ea8fe..123151bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ standard contract interfaces.
 Like all operations on Flow, there are native fees associated with both computation and storage. To prevent spam and
 sustain the bridge account's storage consumption, fees are charged for both onboarding assets and bridging assets. In
 the case where storage consumption is expected, fees are charges based on the storage consumed at the current network
-rates. In all cases, there a flat-rate fee in addition to any storage fees.
+rates. In all cases, there is a flat-rate fee in addition to any storage fees.
 
 ### Onboarding
 
diff --git a/cadence/contracts/bridge/FlowEVMBridgeUtils.cdc b/cadence/contracts/bridge/FlowEVMBridgeUtils.cdc
index 716e49a0..77c5ad2f 100644
--- a/cadence/contracts/bridge/FlowEVMBridgeUtils.cdc
+++ b/cadence/contracts/bridge/FlowEVMBridgeUtils.cdc
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ contract FlowEVMBridgeUtils {
             gasLimit: 15000000,
             value: 0.0
         )
-        assert(deployResult.status == EVM.Status.successful, message: "Contract deployment failed")
+        assert(deployResult.status == EVM.Status.successful, message: "EVM Token contract deployment failed")
         let decodedResult: [AnyStruct] = EVM.decodeABI(types: [Type<EVM.EVMAddress>()], data: deployResult.data)
         assert(decodedResult.length == 1, message: "Invalid response length")
         return decodedResult[0] as! EVM.EVMAddress