diff --git a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner_validation.go b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner_validation.go
index 9ff6508639f4..23a7386a4627 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner_validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/provisioning/v1alpha5/provisioner_validation.go
@@ -137,21 +137,21 @@ func (c *Constraints) validateTaints() (errs *apis.FieldError) {
 // This function is used by the provisioner validation webhook to verify the provisioner requirements.
 // When this function is called, the provisioner's requirments do not include the requirements from labels.
 // Provisioner requirements only support well known labels.
-func (c *Constraints) validateRequirements() (errors *apis.FieldError) {
-	var errs error
+func (c *Constraints) validateRequirements() (errs *apis.FieldError) {
+	var err error
 	for _, requirement := range c.Requirements.Requirements {
 		// Ensure requirements are well known
 		if !WellKnownLabels.Has(requirement.Key) {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf("key %s is not in wellknown labels %s", requirement.Key, WellKnownLabels.UnsortedList()))
+			err = multierr.Append(err, fmt.Errorf("key %s is not in well known labels %s", requirement.Key, WellKnownLabels.UnsortedList()))
 		}
 		// Ensure requirements operator is allowed
 		if !SupportedProvisionerOps.Has(string(requirement.Operator)) {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf("key %s has an unsupported operator %s, provisioner only supports %s", requirement.Key, requirement.Operator, SupportedProvisionerOps.UnsortedList()))
+			err = multierr.Append(err, fmt.Errorf("key %s has an unsupported operator %s, provisioner only supports %s", requirement.Key, requirement.Operator, SupportedProvisionerOps.UnsortedList()))
 		}
 	}
-	errs = multierr.Append(errs, c.Requirements.Validate())
-	if errs != nil {
-		errors = errors.Also(apis.ErrInvalidValue(errs, "validateRequirements"))
+	err = multierr.Append(err, c.Requirements.Validate())
+	if err != nil {
+		errs = errs.Also(apis.ErrInvalidValue(err, "requirements"))
 	}
-	return errors
+	return errs
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/controller.go
index 7e7d41730d2c..d3b36b409939 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/controller.go
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func (c *Controller) Apply(ctx context.Context, provisioner *v1alpha5.Provisione
 	provisioner.Spec.Requirements = provisioner.Spec.Requirements.
 		Add(requirements(instanceTypes)...).
 		Add(v1alpha5.NewLabelRequirements(provisioner.Spec.Labels).Requirements...)
-	if errs := provisioner.Spec.Requirements.Validate(); errs != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("incompatible with the instance types, %w", errs)
+	if err := provisioner.Spec.Requirements.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("requirements are not compatible with cloud provider, %w", err)
 	}
 	// Update the provisioner if anything has changed
 	if c.hasChanged(ctx, provisioner) {