diff --git a/scripts/tests.e2e.persistent.sh b/scripts/tests.e2e.persistent.sh
index a891d7334997..409699fd02ae 100755
--- a/scripts/tests.e2e.persistent.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests.e2e.persistent.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ fi
 
 AVALANCHEGO_PATH="${AVALANCHEGO_PATH:-./build/avalanchego}"
 if [[ -z "${AVALANCHEGO_PATH}" ]]; then
-  echo "Missing AVALANCHEGO_PATH argument!"
-  echo "Usage: ${0} [AVALANCHEGO_PATH]" >>/dev/stderr
+  echo "Empty AVALANCHEGO_PATH env var!"
   exit 255
 fi
 # Ensure an absolute path to avoid dependency on the working directory
diff --git a/scripts/tests.e2e.sh b/scripts/tests.e2e.sh
index 7473f640adca..1e89a1c1d782 100755
--- a/scripts/tests.e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests.e2e.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ if [[ -n "${E2E_USE_PERSISTENT_NETWORK}" && -n "${TESTNETCTL_NETWORK_DIR}" ]]; t
 else
   AVALANCHEGO_PATH="${AVALANCHEGO_PATH:-./build/avalanchego}"
   if [[ -z "${AVALANCHEGO_PATH}" ]]; then
-    echo "Missing AVALANCHEGO_PATH argument!"
-    echo "Usage: ${0} [AVALANCHEGO_PATH]" >>/dev/stderr
+    echo "Empty AVALANCHEGO_PATH env var!"
     exit 255
   fi
   echo "running e2e tests against an ephemeral local cluster deployed with ${AVALANCHEGO_PATH}"