diff --git a/tests/scripts/test007-replication b/tests/scripts/test007-replication
index 2ea9ecd0f2b05ad2eb4a70a00b61c491b15f71ae..b6427217c444c9874961bc32102784c44eae86dd 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test007-replication
+++ b/tests/scripts/test007-replication
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ mkdir -p $TESTDIR $DBDIR1A $DBDIR1B $DBDIR2
 # - start slurpd
 # - populate over ldap
 # - perform some modifies and deleted
+# - attempt to modify the slave (referral or chain)
 # - retrieve database over ldap and compare against expected results
 #
 
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ fi
 echo "Waiting 15 seconds for slurpd to send changes..."
 sleep 15
 
-echo "Try updating the slave..."
+echo "Try updating the slave slapd..."
 $LDAPMODIFY -v -D "$MANAGERDN" -h $LOCALHOST -p $PORT2 -w $PASSWD > \
 	$TESTOUT 2>&1 << EOMODS
 dn: cn=James A Jones 1, ou=Alumni Association, ou=People, dc=example, dc=com
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh b/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh
index b57bb24f9f3a1cdf7d535216ced9f842e4d36368..3b01f1a0bfac9e284b94e656ddd7c2855de2cd55 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh
+++ b/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ mkdir -p $TESTDIR $DBDIR1 $DBDIR2
 # - start slave
 # - populate over ldap
 # - perform some modifies and deleted
+# - attempt to modify the slave (referral)
 # - retrieve database over ldap and compare against expected results
 #
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ fi
 echo "Waiting 15 seconds for syncrepl to receive changes..."
 sleep 15
 
-echo "Try updating the slave..."
+echo "Try updating the slave slapd..."
 $LDAPMODIFY -v -D "$MANAGERDN" -h $LOCALHOST -p $PORT2 -w $PASSWD > \
 	$TESTOUT 2>&1 << EOMODS
 dn: cn=James A Jones 1, ou=Alumni Association, ou=People, dc=example, dc=com
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist b/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist
index 2c4a9b44eb6935b47b01d4a25994a784317470af..cbdc604b494053524fc8df8af949bb4f78bf83a1 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist
+++ b/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ mkdir -p $TESTDIR $DBDIR1 $DBDIR4
 # - start slave
 # - populate over ldap
 # - perform some modifies and deleted
+# - attempt to modify the slave (referral or chain)
 # - retrieve database over ldap and compare against expected results
 #
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ KILLPIDS="$PID $SLAVEPID"
 echo "Waiting 25 seconds for syncrepl to receive changes..."
 sleep 25
 
-echo "Try updating the slave..."
+echo "Try updating the slave slapd..."
 $LDAPMODIFY -v -D "$MANAGERDN" -h $LOCALHOST -p $PORT4 -w $PASSWD > \
 	$TESTOUT 2>&1 << EOMODS
 dn: cn=James A Jones 1, ou=Alumni Association, ou=People, dc=example, dc=com
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ else
 		exit $RC
 	fi
 
-	echo "Waiting 5 seconds for slurpd to send changes..."
+	echo "Waiting 5 seconds for syncrepl to send changes..."
 	sleep 5
 fi