diff --git a/library/file b/library/file
index 6e44ebe204..5e47583a17 100755
--- a/library/file
+++ b/library/file
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ secontext = params.get('secontext', None)
 if state not in [ 'file', 'directory', 'link', 'absent']:
     fail_json(msg='invalid state: %s' % state)
 
-if state = 'link' and (src is None or dest is None):
+if state == 'link' and (src is None or dest is None):
     fail_json(msg='src and dest are required for "link" state')
 elif path is None:
-    fail_json(msg='path is required for "%s" state' % state)
+    fail_json(msg='path is required')
 
 changed = False
 
diff --git a/test/TestPlayBook.py b/test/TestPlayBook.py
index c0a3f28af0..b32c76780d 100644
--- a/test/TestPlayBook.py
+++ b/test/TestPlayBook.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TestCallbacks(object):
         EVENTS.append([ 'import', [ host, filename ]])
 
     def on_error(self, host, msg):
-        EVENTS.append([ 'stderr', [ host, msg ])
+        EVENTS.append([ 'stderr', [ host, msg ]])
 
     def on_not_import_for_host(self, host, missing_filename):
         pass