diff --git a/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh.go b/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh.go
index a2552b82b5..94a46d5348 100644
--- a/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ func ParseURL(daemonURL string) (*Spec, error) {
 		if errors.As(err, &urlErr) {
 			err = urlErr.Unwrap()
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ssh URL: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid SSH URL: %w", err)
 	}
 	s, err := newSpec(u)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ssh URL: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid SSH URL: %w", err)
 	}
 	return s, nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh_test.go b/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh_test.go
index 198d5a0802..492408f116 100644
--- a/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh_test.go
+++ b/cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh_test.go
@@ -87,41 +87,41 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			doc:           "malformed URL",
 			url:           "malformed %%url",
-			expectedError: `invalid ssh URL: invalid URL escape "%%u"`,
+			expectedError: `invalid SSH URL: invalid URL escape "%%u"`,
 		},
 		{
 			doc:           "URL missing scheme",
 			url:           "no-scheme.example.com",
-			expectedError: "invalid ssh URL: no scheme provided",
+			expectedError: "invalid SSH URL: no scheme provided",
 		},
 		{
 			doc:           "invalid URL with password",
 			url:           "ssh://me:passw0rd@example.com",
-			expectedError: "invalid ssh URL: plain-text password is not supported",
+			expectedError: "invalid SSH URL: plain-text password is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			doc:           "invalid URL with query parameter",
 			url:           "ssh://example.com?foo=bar&bar=baz",
-			expectedError: `invalid ssh URL: query parameters are not allowed: "foo=bar&bar=baz"`,
+			expectedError: `invalid SSH URL: query parameters are not allowed: "foo=bar&bar=baz"`,
 		},
 		{
 			doc:           "invalid URL with fragment",
 			url:           "ssh://example.com#bar",
-			expectedError: `invalid ssh URL: fragments are not allowed: "bar"`,
+			expectedError: `invalid SSH URL: fragments are not allowed: "bar"`,
 		},
 		{
 			doc:           "invalid URL without hostname",
 			url:           "ssh://",
-			expectedError: "invalid ssh URL: hostname is empty",
+			expectedError: "invalid SSH URL: hostname is empty",
 		},
 		{
 			url:           "ssh:///no-hostname",
-			expectedError: "invalid ssh URL: hostname is empty",
+			expectedError: "invalid SSH URL: hostname is empty",
 		},
 		{
 			doc:           "invalid URL with unsupported scheme",
 			url:           "https://example.com",
-			expectedError: `invalid ssh URL: incorrect scheme: https`,
+			expectedError: `invalid SSH URL: incorrect scheme: https`,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {