diff --git a/weaver/weave b/weaver/weave
index a6dad05f..82768fcf 100755
--- a/weaver/weave
+++ b/weaver/weave
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         ;;
     status)
         if ! DOCKERIP=$(docker inspect --format='{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' weave 2>/dev/null) ; then
-            echo "There is no weave container." >&2
+            echo "Weave is not running." >&2
             exit 1
         fi
         if [ -z "$DOCKERIP" ] ; then
-            echo "The weave container is not running." >&2
+            echo "Weave is not running." >&2
             exit 1
         fi
         if command_exists wget ; then