diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go
index ce07093b0..d6c810c77 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package delete
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func deleteRun(opts *DeleteOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if username != gist.Owner.Login {
-		return fmt.Errorf("You do not own this gist.")
+		return errors.New("you do not own this gist")
 	}
 
 	err = deleteGist(apiClient, host, gistID)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete_test.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete_test.go
index 9d6574911..bb04b5c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func Test_deleteRun(t *testing.T) {
 				Owner: &shared.GistOwner{Login: "octocat2"},
 			},
 			wantErr:    true,
-			wantStderr: "You do not own this gist.",
+			wantStderr: "you do not own this gist",
 		}, {
 			name: "successfully delete",
 			gist: &shared.Gist{
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go
index c4cf59e28..830e6bb4d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func editRun(opts *EditOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if username != gist.Owner.Login {
-		return fmt.Errorf("You do not own this gist.")
+		return errors.New("you do not own this gist")
 	}
 
 	shouldUpdate := false
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit_test.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit_test.go
index 6305ba2b2..4ea627b09 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/edit/edit_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func Test_editRun(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Owner: &shared.GistOwner{Login: "octocat2"},
 			},
-			wantErr: "You do not own this gist.",
+			wantErr: "you do not own this gist",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "add file to existing gist",