diff --git a/test/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e_test.go
index 698e3ef26e4..90c8b3e64e9 100644
--- a/test/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_test.go
@@ -2883,7 +2883,7 @@ func setLocalEnv(t *testing.T, dir string) error {
 	// fulcio repo is downloaded to the user's home directory by e2e_test.sh
 	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Errorf("error getting home directory: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting home directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	t.Setenv(env.VariableSigstoreCTLogPublicKeyFile.String(), path.Join(home, "fulcio/config/ctfe/pubkey.pem"))
 	err = downloadAndSetEnv(t, fulcioURL+"/api/v1/rootCert", env.VariableSigstoreRootFile.String(), dir)
diff --git a/test/testdata/README.md b/test/testdata/README.md
index 248812e2aa0..0f0c9a99c75 100644
--- a/test/testdata/README.md
+++ b/test/testdata/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $ openssl req -new -key leafCA.key -out leafCA.csr
 $ openssl x509 -req -in leafCA.csr -CA intermediateCA.crt -CAkey intermediateCA.key  -CAcreateserial -CAserial leafca.srl -out leafCA.crt -days 1825 -sha256 -extfile leafConfigFile
 ```
 
-11. Generate Certificate chain by concatinating Intermediate certificate and Root certificate
+11. Generate Certificate chain by concatenating Intermediate certificate and Root certificate
 
 ```shell
 $ cat intermediateCA.crt rootCA.crt > certChain.crt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ $ openssl req -new -key secondleafCA.key -out secondleafCA.csr
 $ openssl x509 -req -in secondleafCA.csr -CA secondintermediateCA.crt -CAkey secondintermediateCA.key  -CAcreateserial -CAserial secondleafca.srl -out secondleafCA.crt -days 1825 -sha256 -extfile leafConfigFile
 ```
 
-26. Generate Certificate chain by concatinating second Intermediate certificate and second Root certificate
+26. Generate Certificate chain by concatenating second Intermediate certificate and second Root certificate
 
 ```shell
 $ cat secondintermediateCA.crt secondrootCA.crt > secondcertChain.crt