diff --git a/cmd/ftl-controller/main.go b/cmd/ftl-controller/main.go
index 6848d13830..1744e3fe2d 100644
--- a/cmd/ftl-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ftl-controller/main.go
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// The FTL controller currently only supports AWS Secrets Manager as a secrets provider.
 	awsConfig, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		kctx.Fatalf(err.Error())
-	}
+	kctx.FatalIfErrorf(err)
 	secretsResolver := cf.NewASM(ctx, secretsmanager.NewFromConfig(awsConfig), cli.ControllerConfig.Advertise, dal)
 	secretsProviders := []cf.Provider[cf.Secrets]{secretsResolver}
 	sm, err := cf.New[cf.Secrets](ctx, secretsResolver, secretsProviders)
diff --git a/common/configuration/asm_leader.go b/common/configuration/asm_leader.go
index 34b9f23e80..9fe77f0d0a 100644
--- a/common/configuration/asm_leader.go
+++ b/common/configuration/asm_leader.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (l *asmLeader) watchForUpdates(ctx context.Context, clock clock.Clock) {
 				continue
 			}
 			// back off if we fail to sync
-			logger.Warnf("unable to sync ASM secrets: %v", err)
+			logger.Warnf("Unable to sync ASM secrets: %v", err)
 			nextSync = clock.Now().Add(backOff)
 			if nextSync.After(clock.Now().Add(syncInterval)) {
 				nextSync = clock.Now().Add(syncInterval)