diff --git a/cli/client.go b/cli/client.go
index 787510821..24f1281c9 100644
--- a/cli/client.go
+++ b/cli/client.go
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ var clientCancelRetrievalDeal = &cli.Command{
 		defer closer()
 		ctx := ReqContext(cctx)
 
-		if cctx.Int64("dealid") <= 0 {
+		if cctx.Int64("dealid") < 0 {
 			return errors.New("deal id cannot be negative")
 		}
 
diff --git a/node/impl/client/client.go b/node/impl/client/client.go
index 1f5203754..62198e0a2 100644
--- a/node/impl/client/client.go
+++ b/node/impl/client/client.go
@@ -489,12 +489,12 @@ func (a *API) ClientCancelRetrievalDeal(ctx context.Context, dealid retrievalmar
 	select {
 	case err := <-cerr:
 		if err != nil {
-			return xerrors.Errorf("canceling retrieval deal erred: %w", err)
+			return xerrors.Errorf("failed to cancel retrieval deal: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		return nil
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return xerrors.Errorf("canceling retrieval deal context timeout: %w", ctx.Err())
+		return xerrors.Errorf("context timeout while canceling retrieval deal: %w", ctx.Err())
 	}
 }