diff --git a/core/coreiface/tests/block.go b/core/coreiface/tests/block.go
index 2048dd4c2..51c099bd0 100644
--- a/core/coreiface/tests/block.go
+++ b/core/coreiface/tests/block.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (tp *TestSuite) TestBlockPin(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pins, err := accPins(api.Pin().Ls(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		t.Skip(err)
 	}
 	if len(pins) != 1 {
 		t.Fatal("expected 1 pin")
diff --git a/core/coreiface/tests/pin.go b/core/coreiface/tests/pin.go
index a968490d3..58e812084 100644
--- a/core/coreiface/tests/pin.go
+++ b/core/coreiface/tests/pin.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (tp *TestSuite) TestPinRecursive(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if list[0].Path().String() != path.IpldPath(nd3.Cid()).String() {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected path, %s != %s", list[0].Path().String(), path.IpfsPath(nd2.Cid()).String())
+		t.Errorf("unexpected path, %s != %s", list[0].Path().String(), path.IpfsPath(nd3.Cid()).String())
 	}
 
 	list, err = accPins(api.Pin().Ls(ctx, opt.Pin.Type.Recursive()))
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (tp *TestSuite) TestPinRecursive(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if list[0].Path().String() != path.IpldPath(nd2.Cid()).String() {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected path, %s != %s", list[0].Path().String(), path.IpldPath(nd3.Cid()).String())
+		t.Errorf("unexpected path, %s != %s", list[0].Path().String(), path.IpldPath(nd2.Cid()).String())
 	}
 
 	list, err = accPins(api.Pin().Ls(ctx, opt.Pin.Type.Indirect()))
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (tp *TestSuite) TestPinRecursive(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if list[0].Path().Cid().String() != p0.Cid().String() {
-		t.Error("unexpected path")
+		t.Errorf("unexpected path, %s != %s", list[0].Path().Cid().String(), p0.Cid().String())
 	}
 
 	res, err := api.Pin().Verify(ctx)