diff --git a/selftest/suite_test/suite_test.ok b/selftest/suite_test/suite_test.ok
index 2c49c195..caf5a5b8 100644
--- a/selftest/suite_test/suite_test.ok
+++ b/selftest/suite_test/suite_test.ok
@@ -1003,8 +1003,7 @@ trial suiteC test_template_overlay.py
 ----------------------------------------------
 tst test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]: - Testing: expect to fail on invalid templates overlay dir  [suiteC↪test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]  [test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]
 tst test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR] DBG: template dir overlay set: [PATH]/selftest/suite_test/suitedirB/suiteC/nonexistent-templatedir  [suiteC↪test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]↪test_template_overlay.py]  [testenv.py:[LINENR]]
-tst test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]: sucess: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError  [suiteC↪test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]  [test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]
-tst test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]:   [suiteC↪test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]  [test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]
+tst test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]: success: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError  [suiteC↪test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]  [test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]]
 tst test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR] DBG: template dir overlay set: [PATH]/selftest/suite_test/suitedirB/suiteC/mytemplatedir  [suiteC↪test_template_overlay.py:[LINENR]↪test_template_overlay.py]  [testenv.py:[LINENR]]
 --- ReservedResources: DBG: requesting use of ip_address {specifics={}}  [resource.py:[LINENR]]
 tst suiteC: Using 1 x ip_address (candidates: 1)  [resource.py:[LINENR]]
diff --git a/selftest/suite_test/suitedirB/suiteC/test_template_overlay.py b/selftest/suite_test/suitedirB/suiteC/test_template_overlay.py
index 2dd93782..7d35138c 100644
--- a/selftest/suite_test/suitedirB/suiteC/test_template_overlay.py
+++ b/selftest/suite_test/suitedirB/suiteC/test_template_overlay.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ try:
     sys.stderr.write('Error: setting non-existing templates dir should raise RuntimeError\n')
     assert(False)
 except RuntimeError:
-    print('sucess: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError\n')
+    print('success: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError')
     pass
 
 mytemplatedir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'mytemplatedir')
diff --git a/selftest/template_test/template_test.ok b/selftest/template_test/template_test.ok
index 718ef6ef..39b0cd3f 100644
--- a/selftest/template_test/template_test.ok
+++ b/selftest/template_test/template_test.ok
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ ctrl
  bind val_ip_address
 
 - Testing: expect to fail on invalid templates dir
-sucess: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError
-
+success: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError
 - Testing: template directory overlay (still can find default one?)
 cnf Templates: DBG: rendering osmo-nitb.cfg.tmpl
 ! Configuration rendered by osmo-gsm-tester
diff --git a/selftest/template_test/template_test.py b/selftest/template_test/template_test.py
index 52976e55..9dc967f3 100755
--- a/selftest/template_test/template_test.py
+++ b/selftest/template_test/template_test.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ try:
     assert(False)
 except RuntimeError:
     # not logging exception to omit non-constant path name from expected output
-    print('sucess: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError\n')
+    print('success: setting non-existing templates dir raised RuntimeError')
     pass
 
 mytemplatedir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'mytemplatedir')