diff --git a/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/punish.rs b/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/punish.rs
index 488017be..5a06b5ec 100644
--- a/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/punish.rs
+++ b/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/punish.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum Error {
-    // Errors indicating the the swap can *currently* not be refunded but might be later
-    #[error("Cannot punish because swap is not in a cancelled state. Make sure to cancel the swap before trying to punish or use --force.")]
+    // Errors indicating the swap can *currently* not be punished but might be later
+    #[error("Swap is not in a cancelled state Make sure to cancel the swap before trying to punish or use --force.")]
     SwapNotCancelled,
-    #[error("The punish timelock has not expired yet because the timelock has not expired. Please try again later")]
+    #[error("The punish transaction cannot be published because the punish timelock has not expired yet. Please try again later")]
     PunishTimelockNotExpiredYet,
 
     // Errors indicating that the swap cannot be refunded because it is in a abort/final state
diff --git a/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/refund.rs b/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/refund.rs
index 2f0fe86f..8168bace 100644
--- a/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/refund.rs
+++ b/swap/src/protocol/alice/recovery/refund.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum Error {
-    // Errors indicating the the swap can *currently* not be refunded but might be later
+    // Errors indicating the swap can *currently* not be refunded but might be later
     #[error("Swap is not in a cancelled state. Make sure to cancel the swap before trying to refund or use --force.")]
     SwapNotCancelled,
     #[error(
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     // Errors indicating that the swap cannot be refunded because because it is in a abort/final
     // state
-    #[error("Swa is in state {0} where no XMR was locked. Try aborting instead.")]
+    #[error("Swap is in state {0} where no XMR was locked. Try aborting instead.")]
     NoXmrLocked(AliceState),
     #[error("Swap is in state {0} which is not refundable")]
     SwapNotRefundable(AliceState),
diff --git a/swap/src/protocol/alice/state.rs b/swap/src/protocol/alice/state.rs
index d8b7d004..80f12a0a 100644
--- a/swap/src/protocol/alice/state.rs
+++ b/swap/src/protocol/alice/state.rs
@@ -513,13 +513,10 @@ impl State3 {
     pub async fn punish_btc(&self, bitcoin_wallet: &bitcoin::Wallet) -> Result<Txid> {
         let signed_tx_punish = self.signed_punish_transaction()?;
 
-        async {
-            let (txid, subscription) = bitcoin_wallet.broadcast(signed_tx_punish, "punish").await?;
-            subscription.wait_until_final().await?;
+        let (txid, subscription) = bitcoin_wallet.broadcast(signed_tx_punish, "punish").await?;
+        subscription.wait_until_final().await?;
 
-            Result::<_, anyhow::Error>::Ok(txid)
-        }
-        .await
+        Ok(txid)
     }
 
     pub fn signed_redeem_transaction(