diff --git a/tests/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/test_handle_results.py b/tests/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/test_handle_results.py
index 9e79f03..569bfba 100644
--- a/tests/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/test_handle_results.py
+++ b/tests/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/test_handle_results.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class TestHandleResults(testtools.TestCase):
                                                           dataset_config)
         self.assertFalse(result)
         self.assertEqual(msg,
-                         'FAILURE: Final schema version does not match '
+                         'FAILURE - Final schema version does not match '
                          'expectation')
 
         handle_results.find_schemas = lambda x: [228]
diff --git a/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/handle_results.py b/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/handle_results.py
index f44c7fd..4cbc701 100644
--- a/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/handle_results.py
+++ b/turbo_hipster/task_plugins/gate_real_db_upgrade/handle_results.py
@@ -101,16 +101,16 @@ def check_log_for_errors(logfile, gitpath, dataset_config):
         warnings = []
         for line in fd:
             if 'ERROR 1045' in line:
-                return False, "FAILURE: Could not setup seed database."
+                return False, "FAILURE - Could not setup seed database."
             elif 'ERROR 1049' in line:
-                return False, "FAILURE: Could not find seed database."
+                return False, "FAILURE - Could not find seed database."
             elif 'ImportError' in line:
-                return False, "FAILURE: Could not import required module."
+                return False, "FAILURE - Could not import required module."
             elif MIGRATION_START_RE.search(line):
                 if migration_started:
                     # We didn't see the last one finish,
                     # something must have failed
-                    return False, ("FAILURE: Did not find the end of a "
+                    return False, ("FAILURE - Did not find the end of a "
                                    "migration after a start")
 
                 migration_started = True
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ def check_log_for_errors(logfile, gitpath, dataset_config):
                 # Check the final version is as expected
                 final_version = MIGRATION_FINAL_SCHEMA_RE.findall(line)[0]
                 if int(final_version) != max(find_schemas(gitpath)):
-                    return False, ("FAILURE: Final schema version does not "
+                    return False, ("FAILURE - Final schema version does not "
                                    "match expectation")
 
         if migration_started:
             # We never saw the end of a migration,
             # something must have failed
-            return False, ("FAILURE: Did not find the end of a migration "
+            return False, ("FAILURE - Did not find the end of a migration "
                            "after a start")
         elif len(warnings) > 0:
             return False, ', '.join(warnings)