2 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/server/auth/github/github.go b/server/auth/github/github.go
index 24a4bbf..7628526 100644
--- a/server/auth/github/github.go
+++ b/server/auth/github/github.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func New(c *config.Auth) (auth.Provider, error) {
 		uw[u] = true
 	}
 	if c.ProviderOpts["organization"] == "" && len(uw) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("github_opts organization and the users whitelist must not be both empty")
+		return nil, errors.New("either GitHub organization or users whitelist must be specified")
 	}
 	return &Config{
 		config: &oauth2.Config{
diff --git a/server/auth/github/github_test.go b/server/auth/github/github_test.go
index c0b26a4..b0c97d2 100644
--- a/server/auth/github/github_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/github/github_test.go
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNewEmptyOrganization(t *testing.T) {
 	organization = ""
-	a := assert.New(t)
-
-	_, err := newGithub()
-	a.EqualError(err, "github_opts organization and the users whitelist must not be both empty")
-
+	if _, err := newGithub(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("creating a provider without an organization set should return an error")
+	}
 	organization = "exampleorg"
 }