diff --git a/src/paccache.sh.in b/src/paccache.sh.in
index 1311fd7..fa53d58 100644
--- a/src/paccache.sh.in
+++ b/src/paccache.sh.in
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ m4_include(../lib/size_to_human.sh)
 
 runcmd() {
 	if (( needsroot && EUID != 0 )); then
-		msg "Privilege escalation required"
+		msg 'Escalating privileges using sudo'
 		if sudo -v &>/dev/null && sudo -l &>/dev/null; then
 			sudo "$@"
 		else
-			die 'Unable to escalate privileges using sudo'
+			die 'Failed to escalate'
 		fi
 	else
 		"$@"