diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
index 9887fd68ce6..d31d0cf479e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) getImageUser(image string) (*int64, string,
 // isInitContainerFailed returns true under the following conditions:
 // 1. container has exited and exitcode is not zero.
 // 2. container in unknown state.
-// 3. container occurs OOMKilled.
+// 3. container gets OOMKilled.
 func isInitContainerFailed(status *kubecontainer.Status) bool {
 	// When oomkilled occurs, init container should be considered as a failure.
 	if status.Reason == "OOMKilled" {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go
index 7344460640c..596a258d362 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ func TestIsInitContainerFailed(t *testing.T) {
 				ExitCode: 1,
 			},
 			isFailed:    true,
-			description: "Init container which state is exited and exitcode is non-zero shoud return true",
+			description: "Init container which in exited state and non-zero exit code should return true",
 		},
 		{
 			status: &kubecontainer.Status{
 				State: kubecontainer.ContainerStateUnknown,
 			},
 			isFailed:    true,
-			description: "Init container which state is unknown should return true",
+			description: "Init container which in unknown state should return true",
 		},
 		{
 			status: &kubecontainer.Status{
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestIsInitContainerFailed(t *testing.T) {
 				ExitCode: 0,
 			},
 			isFailed:    true,
-			description: "Init container which reason is OOMKilled shoud return true",
+			description: "Init container which reason is OOMKilled should return true",
 		},
 		{
 			status: &kubecontainer.Status{
@@ -74,21 +74,21 @@ func TestIsInitContainerFailed(t *testing.T) {
 				ExitCode: 0,
 			},
 			isFailed:    false,
-			description: "Init container which state is exited and exitcode is zero shoud return false",
+			description: "Init container which in exited state and zero exit code should return false",
 		},
 		{
 			status: &kubecontainer.Status{
 				State: kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning,
 			},
 			isFailed:    false,
-			description: "Init container which state is running should return false",
+			description: "Init container which in running state should return false",
 		},
 		{
 			status: &kubecontainer.Status{
 				State: kubecontainer.ContainerStateCreated,
 			},
 			isFailed:    false,
-			description: "Init container which state is created should return false",
+			description: "Init container which in created state should return false",
 		},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {