diff --git a/api/util_test.go b/api/util_test.go
index 5c0fd524f..7e5f2e1b5 100644
--- a/api/util_test.go
+++ b/api/util_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func testJobWithScalingPolicy() *Job {
 	job.TaskGroups[0].Scaling = &ScalingPolicy{
 		Policy:  map[string]interface{}{},
 		Min:     int64ToPtr(1),
-		Max:     int64ToPtr(1),
+		Max:     int64ToPtr(5),
 		Enabled: boolToPtr(true),
 	}
 	return job
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint.go b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
index 01cc43437..146fa30d4 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
@@ -1043,11 +1043,11 @@ func (j *Job) Scale(args *structs.JobScaleRequest, reply *structs.JobRegisterRes
 		if found.Scaling != nil {
 			if *args.Count < found.Scaling.Min {
 				return structs.NewErrRPCCoded(400,
-					fmt.Sprintf("new scaling count cannot be less than the scaling policy minimum"))
+					"new scaling count cannot be less than the scaling policy minimum")
 			}
 			if found.Scaling.Max < *args.Count {
 				return structs.NewErrRPCCoded(400,
-					fmt.Sprintf("new scaling count cannot be greater than the scaling policy maximum"))
+					"new scaling count cannot be greater than the scaling policy maximum")
 			}
 		}