diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
index 9d7f0623a..c33c2fa8e 100644
--- a/lib/test.js
+++ b/lib/test.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Test {
 
 	countPassedAssertion() {
 		if (this.finishing) {
-			this.saveFirstError(new Error('Assertion passed, but test has already ended'));
+			this.saveFirstError(new Error('Assertion passed, but test has already finished'));
 		}
 
 		this.assertCount++;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class Test {
 
 	addPendingAssertion(promise) {
 		if (this.finishing) {
-			this.saveFirstError(new Error('Assertion passed, but test has already ended'));
+			this.saveFirstError(new Error('Assertion passed, but test has already finished'));
 		}
 
 		this.assertCount++;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Test {
 
 	addFailedAssertion(error) {
 		if (this.finishing) {
-			this.saveFirstError(new Error('Assertion failed, but test has already ended'));
+			this.saveFirstError(new Error('Assertion failed, but test has already finished'));
 		}
 
 		this.assertCount++;
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index e8111d6b6..43789ba11 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ test('number of assertions matches t.plan when the test exits, but before all pe
 		result = r;
 	}).run().then(passed => {
 		t.is(passed, false);
-		t.match(result.reason.message, /Assertion passed, but test has already ended/);
+		t.match(result.reason.message, /Assertion passed, but test has already finished/);
 		t.is(result.reason.name, 'Error');
 		t.end();
 	});
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ test('number of assertions matches t.plan when the test exits, but before all pe
 		result = r;
 	}).run().then(passed => {
 		t.is(passed, false);
-		t.match(result.reason.message, /Assertion failed, but test has already ended/);
+		t.match(result.reason.message, /Assertion failed, but test has already finished/);
 		t.is(result.reason.name, 'Error');
 		t.end();
 	});