diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values.go b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
index 1b4ed60d0..a857dea6a 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func istable(v interface{}) bool {
 // PathValue takes a yaml path with . notation and returns the value if exists
 func (v Values) PathValue(ypath string) (interface{}, error) {
 	if len(ypath) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("yaml path string cannot be zero length")
+		return nil, errors.New("YAML path string cannot be zero length")
 	}
 	yps := strings.Split(ypath, ".")
 	if len(yps) == 1 {
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go
index 79e02d014..a2ca2154d 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ chapter:
 	if _, err := d.PathValue("chapter.doesntexist.one"); err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Non-existent key in middle of path should return error: %s\n%v", err, d)
 	}
-	if _, err := d.PathValue(""); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Empty path should return error: %s\n%v", err, d)
+	if _, err := d.PathValue(""); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Empty path should return error: \n%v", d)
 	}
 	if v, err := d.PathValue("title"); err == nil {
 		if v != "Moby Dick" {