diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py
index 4578b1025..642590b81 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet.py
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ class WalletTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
             myopid = self.nodes[0].z_sendmany(myzaddr, recipients, minconf, fee)
         except JSONRPCException,e:
             errorString = e.error['message']
-            assert('Small transaction amount' in errorString)
+        assert('Small transaction amount' in errorString)
 
-        #### This fee is less than default and greater than amount, but still valid
+        # This fee is less than default and greater than amount, but still valid
         fee         = Decimal('0.0000001')
         recipients  = [ {"address": myzaddr, "amount": Decimal('0.00000001') } ]
         minconf     = 1
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class WalletTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
             print errorString
             assert(False)
 
-        ### Make sure amount=0, fee=0 transaction are valid to add to mempool
+        # Make sure amount=0, fee=0 transaction are valid to add to mempool
         # though miners decide whether to add to a block
         fee         = Decimal('0.0')
         minconf     = 1
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 9ef51b9db..7564d7753 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -3708,7 +3708,7 @@ UniValue z_sendmany(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             nFee = AmountFromValue( params[3] );
         }
 
-        // Check that the user specified fee is sane.
+        // Check that the user specified fee is not absurd.
         // This allows amount=0 (and all amount < nDefaultFee) transactions to use the default network fee
         // or anything less than nDefaultFee instead of being forced to use a custom fee and leak metadata
         if (nTotalOut < nDefaultFee) {
@@ -3716,7 +3716,7 @@ UniValue z_sendmany(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
                 throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strprintf("Small transaction amount %s has fee %s that is greater than the default fee %s", FormatMoney(nTotalOut), FormatMoney(nFee), FormatMoney(nDefaultFee)));
             }
         } else {
-            // Check that the user specified fee is sane.
+            // Check that the user specified fee is not absurd.
             if (nFee > nTotalOut) {
                 throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strprintf("Fee %s is greater than the sum of outputs %s and also greater than the default fee", FormatMoney(nFee), FormatMoney(nTotalOut)));
             }