diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-http.php b/src/wp-includes/class-http.php
index 1ebc62bb38..e86f3a4bff 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-http.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-http.php
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ class WP_Http_Streams {
 		if ( false === $handle ) {
 			// SSL connection failed due to expired/invalid cert, or, OpenSSL configuration is broken
 			if ( $secure_transport && 0 === $connection_error && '' === $connection_error_str )
-				return new WP_Error( 'http_request_failed', __( 'The SSL Certificate for the host could not be verified.' ) );
+				return new WP_Error( 'http_request_failed', __( 'The SSL certificate for the host could not be verified.' ) );
 
 			return new WP_Error('http_request_failed', $connection_error . ': ' . $connection_error_str );
 		}
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class WP_Http_Streams {
 		// Verify that the SSL certificate is valid for this request
 		if ( $secure_transport && $ssl_verify && ! $proxy->is_enabled() ) {
 			if ( ! self::verify_ssl_certificate( $handle, $arrURL['host'] ) )
-				return new WP_Error( 'http_request_failed', __( 'The SSL Certificate for the host could not be verified.' ) );
+				return new WP_Error( 'http_request_failed', __( 'The SSL certificate for the host could not be verified.' ) );
 		}
 
 		stream_set_timeout( $handle, $timeout, $utimeout );