diff --git a/cli/lab.py b/cli/lab.py
index 3c40d2bd8869..5b8dedd42302 100755
--- a/cli/lab.py
+++ b/cli/lab.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def configure(ctx, param, filename):
 def cli(ctx, config):
     """CLI for interacting with InstructLab.
 
-    If this is your first time running lab, it's best to start with `lab init` to create the environment
+    If this is your first time running lab, it's best to start with `lab init` to create the environment.
     """
 
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def init(
         clone_taxonomy_repo = False
     elif interactive:
         clone_taxonomy_repo = click.confirm(
-            f"`{taxonomy_path}` seems to not exists or is empty. Should I clone {repository} for you?"
+            f"`{taxonomy_path}` seems to not exist or is empty. Should I clone {repository} for you?"
         )
 
     # clone taxonomy repo if it needs to be cloned