diff --git a/crates/outbound-mysql/src/lib.rs b/crates/outbound-mysql/src/lib.rs
index d88dc6c1b..8c2cd639a 100644
--- a/crates/outbound-mysql/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/outbound-mysql/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl v2::HostConnection for OutboundMysql {
                         .await
                         .map_err(|e| v2::Error::ConnectionFailed(format!("{e:?}")))?,
                 )
-                .map_err(|_| v2::Error::Other("too many connections".into()))
+                .map_err(|_| v2::Error::ConnectionFailed("too many connections".into()))
                 .map(Resource::new_own)
         }
         .await)
diff --git a/crates/outbound-pg/src/lib.rs b/crates/outbound-pg/src/lib.rs
index 4b6bb8631..980d728e5 100644
--- a/crates/outbound-pg/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/outbound-pg/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl v2::HostConnection for OutboundPg {
                         .await
                         .map_err(|e| v2::Error::ConnectionFailed(format!("{e:?}")))?,
                 )
-                .map_err(|_| v2::Error::Other("too many connections".into()))
+                .map_err(|_| v2::Error::ConnectionFailed("too many connections".into()))
                 .map(Resource::new_own)
         }
         .await)
diff --git a/wit/preview2/mysql.wit b/wit/preview2/mysql.wit
index f65a0cf20..afc436057 100644
--- a/wit/preview2/mysql.wit
+++ b/wit/preview2/mysql.wit
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 interface mysql {
   use fermyon:spin/rdbms-types.{parameter-value, row-set}
 
-  /// Errors related to interacting with Mysql.
+  /// Errors related to interacting with MySQL.
   variant error {
       connection-failed(string),
       bad-parameter(string),
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ interface mysql {
       other(string)
   }
 
-  /// A connection to a mysql database.
+  /// A connection to a MySQL database.
   resource connection {
-    /// Open a connection to the Postgres instance at `address`.
+    /// Open a connection to the MySQL instance at `address`.
     open: static func(address: string) -> result<connection, error>
 
     /// query the database: select