diff --git a/datashadow/datashadow_callbacks.c b/datashadow/datashadow_callbacks.c
index 5c64ca15fdec80f9a9662d2b18e46853fa07c08c..09e24922b224500714c7fbd4fe73008fae1d0dea 100644
--- a/datashadow/datashadow_callbacks.c
+++ b/datashadow/datashadow_callbacks.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void fptr_shadow_check_64(int p_shadowIndex, int p_policy, void **p_shadow)
 		switch (p_policy) {
 			case SHADOW_CONTINUE:
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		my_strcpy(msg, "Warning: overwrite of function pointer detected -- restoring saved value: shadow: 0x");
+		my_strcpy(msg, "Warning: overwrite of critical data detected -- restoring saved value: shadow: 0x");
 		itox(*p_shadow, &msg[strlen(msg)]);
 
 		my_strcpy(&msg[strlen(msg)], " \n");
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void fptr_shadow_check_64(int p_shadowIndex, int p_policy, void **p_shadow)
 				itox(*p_shadow, &msg[strlen(msg)]);
 				my_strcpy(&msg[strlen(msg)], " shadow idx: 0x");
 				itox(p_shadowIndex, &msg[strlen(msg)]);
-				my_strcpy(&msg[strlen(msg)], " : Warning: overwrite of function pointer or critical detected -- induce segfault\n");
+				my_strcpy(&msg[strlen(msg)], " : Warning: overwrite of critical data detected -- induce segfault\n");
 				write(2, msg, strlen(msg));
 				my_strcpy(0,""); // induce crash
 				}