diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.effects.spec.ts
index 48241c2c4f..d0a97a18fd 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.effects.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('ObjectCacheEffects', () => {
 
   describe('fixTimestampsOnRehydrate$', () => {
 
-    it('should return a RESET_TIMESTAMPS action in response to an REHYDRATE action to a new route', () => {
+    it('should return a RESET_TIMESTAMPS action in response to a REHYDRATE action', () => {
       spyOn(Date.prototype, 'getTime').and.callFake(() => {
         return timestamp;
       });
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.effects.spec.ts
index 422b8bf181..60f4162fc6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/response-cache.effects.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('ResponseCacheEffects', () => {
 
   describe('fixTimestampsOnRehydrate$', () => {
 
-    it('should return a RESET_TIMESTAMPS action in response to an REHYDRATE action to a new route', () => {
+    it('should return a RESET_TIMESTAMPS action in response to an REHYDRATE action', () => {
       spyOn(Date.prototype, 'getTime').and.callFake(() => {
         return timestamp;
       });
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.spec.ts
index d9a58b4107..a6d84ffe80 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('requestReducer', () => {
     expect(newState[link2].completed).toEqual(false);
   });
 
-  it('should set \'requestPending\' to false, \'responsePending\' to false and leave \'completed\' untouched for the given RestRequest in the state, in response to an EXECUTE action', () => {
+  it('should set \'requestPending\' to false, \'responsePending\' to true and leave \'completed\' untouched for the given RestRequest in the state, in response to an EXECUTE action', () => {
     const state = testState;
 
     const action = new RequestExecuteAction(link1);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('requestReducer', () => {
     expect(newState[link1].responsePending).toEqual(true);
     expect(newState[link1].completed).toEqual(state[link1].completed);
   });
-  it('should leave \'requestPending\' untouched, set \'responsePending\' to false and \'completed\' to false for the given RestRequest in the state, in response to a COMPLETE action', () => {
+  it('should leave \'requestPending\' untouched, set \'responsePending\' to false and \'completed\' to true for the given RestRequest in the state, in response to a COMPLETE action', () => {
     const state = testState;
 
     const action = new RequestCompleteAction(link1);
diff --git a/src/app/core/index/uuid-index.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/index/uuid-index.reducer.spec.ts
index 7b96096604..e477d8df2e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/index/uuid-index.reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/index/uuid-index.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('requestReducer', () => {
     expect(newState[uuid2]).toEqual(link2);
   });
 
-  it('should remove the given \'href\' from it\'s corresponding \'uuid\' in the state, in response to a REMOVE_HREF action', () => {
+  it('should remove the given \'href\' from its corresponding \'uuid\' in the state, in response to a REMOVE_HREF action', () => {
     const state = testState;
 
     const action = new RemoveHrefFromUUIDIndexAction(link1);