diff --git a/gossip/group_test.go b/gossip/group_test.go
index 76a77aa5d925..4dd53efb6090 100644
--- a/gossip/group_test.go
+++ b/gossip/group_test.go
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ func TestGroups100Keys(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		if infos[i].Key != minInfos[i].Key {
-			t.Errorf("key %d (%f != %f)", i, infos[i].Val, minInfos[i].Val)
+			t.Errorf("key %d (%s != %s)", i, infos[i].Key, minInfos[i].Key)
 		}
 		if infos[1000-100+i].Key != maxInfos[i].Key {
-			t.Errorf("key %d (%f != %f)", i, infos[1000-100+i].Val, maxInfos[i].Val)
+			t.Errorf("key %d (%s != %s)", i, infos[1000-100+i].Key, maxInfos[i].Key)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gossip/info_test.go b/gossip/info_test.go
index f586f9e52354..a11a62def0d1 100644
--- a/gossip/info_test.go
+++ b/gossip/info_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestSort(t *testing.T) {
 	last := Float64Value(-math.MaxFloat64)
 	for _, info := range infos {
 		if info.Val.Less(last) {
-			t.Errorf("info val %f not increasing", info.Val)
+			t.Errorf("info val %v not increasing", info.Val)
 		}
 		last = info.Val.(Float64Value)
 	}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestSort(t *testing.T) {
 	last = Float64Value(math.MaxFloat64)
 	for _, info := range infos {
 		if !info.Val.Less(last) {
-			t.Errorf("info val %f not decreasing", info.Val)
+			t.Errorf("info val %v not decreasing", info.Val)
 		}
 		last = info.Val.(Float64Value)
 	}