diff --git a/inline_verifier.go b/inline_verifier.go
index be2c8422..552c88e6 100644
--- a/inline_verifier.go
+++ b/inline_verifier.go
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ const (
 	MismatchColumnMissingOnTarget mismatchType = "column missing on target"
 	MismatchRowMissingOnSource    mismatchType = "row missing on source"
 	MismatchRowMissingOnTarget    mismatchType = "row missing on target"
-	MismatchContentDifference     mismatchType = "content difference"
-	MismatchChecksumDifference    mismatchType = "rows checksum difference"
+	MismatchColumnValueDifference mismatchType = "column value difference"
+	MismatchRowChecksumDifference mismatchType = "rows checksum difference"
 )
 
 type InlineVerifierMismatches struct {
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func formatMismatches(mismatches map[string]map[string][]InlineVerifierMismatche
 		}
 	}
 
-  return messageBuf.String(), incorrectTables
+	return messageBuf.String(), incorrectTables
 }
 
 func (v *InlineVerifier) VerifyDuringCutover() (VerificationResult, error) {
@@ -613,13 +613,13 @@ func (v *InlineVerifier) compareHashes(source, target map[uint64][]byte) map[uin
 		sourceHash, exists := source[paginationKey]
 		if !exists {
 			mismatchSet[paginationKey] = InlineVerifierMismatches{
-				Pk:             paginationKey,
-				MismatchType:   MismatchRowMissingOnSource,
+				Pk:           paginationKey,
+				MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnSource,
 			}
 		} else if !bytes.Equal(sourceHash, targetHash) {
 			mismatchSet[paginationKey] = InlineVerifierMismatches{
 				Pk:             paginationKey,
-				MismatchType:   MismatchChecksumDifference,
+				MismatchType:   MismatchRowChecksumDifference,
 				SourceChecksum: string(sourceHash),
 				TargetChecksum: string(targetHash),
 			}
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ func (v *InlineVerifier) compareHashes(source, target map[uint64][]byte) map[uin
 		_, exists := target[paginationKey]
 		if !exists {
 			mismatchSet[paginationKey] = InlineVerifierMismatches{
-				Pk:             paginationKey,
-				MismatchType:   MismatchRowMissingOnTarget,
+				Pk:           paginationKey,
+				MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnTarget,
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ func (v *InlineVerifier) compareHashes(source, target map[uint64][]byte) map[uin
 	return mismatchSet
 }
 
-
 func compareDecompressedData(source, target map[uint64]map[string][]byte) map[uint64]InlineVerifierMismatches {
 	mismatchSet := map[uint64]InlineVerifierMismatches{}
 
@@ -648,8 +647,8 @@ func compareDecompressedData(source, target map[uint64]map[string][]byte) map[ui
 		if !exists {
 			// row missing on source
 			mismatchSet[paginationKey] = InlineVerifierMismatches{
-				Pk:            paginationKey,
-				MismatchType:  MismatchRowMissingOnSource,
+				Pk:           paginationKey,
+				MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnSource,
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -669,7 +668,7 @@ func compareDecompressedData(source, target map[uint64]map[string][]byte) map[ui
 
 				mismatchSet[paginationKey] = InlineVerifierMismatches{
 					Pk:             paginationKey,
-					MismatchType:   MismatchContentDifference,
+					MismatchType:   MismatchColumnValueDifference,
 					MismatchColumn: colName,
 					SourceChecksum: hex.EncodeToString(sourceChecksum[:]),
 					TargetChecksum: hex.EncodeToString(targetChecksum[:]),
@@ -684,8 +683,8 @@ func compareDecompressedData(source, target map[uint64]map[string][]byte) map[ui
 		if !exists {
 			// row missing on target
 			mismatchSet[paginationKey] = InlineVerifierMismatches{
-				Pk:            paginationKey,
-				MismatchType:  MismatchRowMissingOnTarget,
+				Pk:           paginationKey,
+				MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnTarget,
 			}
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/inline_verifier_test.go b/inline_verifier_test.go
index 61c922f2..1db37362 100644
--- a/inline_verifier_test.go
+++ b/inline_verifier_test.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func TestCompareDecompressedDataContentDifference(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, map[uint64]InlineVerifierMismatches{
 		1: {
-			Pk: 1,
-			MismatchType: MismatchContentDifference,
+			Pk:             1,
+			MismatchType:   MismatchColumnValueDifference,
 			MismatchColumn: "name",
 			SourceChecksum: "e356a972989f87a1531252cfa2152797",
 			TargetChecksum: "81b8a1b77068d06e1c8190825253066f",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestFormatMismatch(t *testing.T) {
 		"default": {
 			"users": {
 				InlineVerifierMismatches{
-					Pk: 1,
+					Pk:           1,
 					MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnSource,
 				},
 			},
@@ -84,18 +84,18 @@ func TestFormatMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 		"default": {
 			"users": {
 				InlineVerifierMismatches{
-					Pk: 1,
+					Pk:           1,
 					MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnSource,
 				},
 				InlineVerifierMismatches{
-					Pk: 5,
+					Pk:           5,
 					MismatchType: MismatchRowMissingOnTarget,
 				},
 			},
 			"posts": {
 				InlineVerifierMismatches{
-					Pk: 9,
-					MismatchType: MismatchContentDifference,
+					Pk:             9,
+					MismatchType:   MismatchColumnValueDifference,
 					MismatchColumn: string("title"),
 					SourceChecksum: "boo",
 					TargetChecksum: "aaa",
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ func TestFormatMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			"attachments": {
 				InlineVerifierMismatches{
-					Pk: 7,
-					MismatchType: MismatchContentDifference,
+					Pk:             7,
+					MismatchType:   MismatchColumnValueDifference,
 					MismatchColumn: string("name"),
 					SourceChecksum: "boo",
 					TargetChecksum: "aaa",
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ func TestFormatMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	message, tables := formatMismatches(mismatches)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, string("cutover verification failed for: default.attachments [PKs: 7 (type: content difference, source: boo, target: aaa, column: name) ] default.posts [PKs: 9 (type: content difference, source: boo, target: aaa, column: title) ] default.users [PKs: 1 (type: row missing on source) 5 (type: row missing on target) ] "), message)
+	assert.Equal(t, string("cutover verification failed for: default.attachments [PKs: 7 (type: column value difference, source: boo, target: aaa, column: name) ] default.posts [PKs: 9 (type: column value difference, source: boo, target: aaa, column: title) ] default.users [PKs: 1 (type: row missing on source) 5 (type: row missing on target) ] "), message)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{string("default.attachments"), string("default.posts"), string("default.users")}, tables)
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/inline_verifier_test.rb b/test/integration/inline_verifier_test.rb
index 89cc1029..82ce7aef 100644
--- a/test/integration/inline_verifier_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/inline_verifier_test.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_different_compressed_data_is_detected_inline_with_batch_writer
     assert_equal ["#{DEFAULT_DB}.#{DEFAULT_TABLE}"], incorrect_tables
 
     expected_message = "cutover verification failed for: gftest.test_table_1 "\
-      "[PKs: 1 (type: content difference, source: 389101948d1694a3bbfb904f57ae845c, target: 4594bb26f2f93c5c60328df6c86a0846, column: data) ] "
+      "[PKs: 1 (type: column value difference, source: 389101948d1694a3bbfb904f57ae845c, target: 4594bb26f2f93c5c60328df6c86a0846, column: data) ] "
 
     assert_equal expected_message, ghostferry.error_lines.last["msg"]
   end