diff --git a/salt/modules/eix.py b/salt/modules/eix.py
index 8e59465739..728d237ba3 100644
--- a/salt/modules/eix.py
+++ b/salt/modules/eix.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def __virtual__():
     '''
     if __grains__['os'] == 'Gentoo' and salt.utils.which('eix'):
         return 'eix'
-    return (False, 'The eix execution module cannot be loaded: either the system is not Gentoo or the eix binrary is not in the path.')
+    return (False, 'The eix execution module cannot be loaded: either the system is not Gentoo or the eix binary is not in the path.')
 
 
 def sync():
diff --git a/salt/modules/eselect.py b/salt/modules/eselect.py
index 443869eed8..52848ede7e 100644
--- a/salt/modules/eselect.py
+++ b/salt/modules/eselect.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def __virtual__():
     '''
     if __grains__['os'] == 'Gentoo' and salt.utils.which('eselect'):
         return 'eselect'
-    return (False, 'The eselect execution module cannot be loaded: either the system is not Gentoo or the eselect binrary is not in the path.')
+    return (False, 'The eselect execution module cannot be loaded: either the system is not Gentoo or the eselect binary is not in the path.')
 
 
 def exec_action(module, action, module_parameter=None, action_parameter=None, state_only=False):
diff --git a/salt/modules/firewalld.py b/salt/modules/firewalld.py
index a268e24726..a43d88b01a 100644
--- a/salt/modules/firewalld.py
+++ b/salt/modules/firewalld.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def __virtual__():
     if salt.utils.which('firewall-cmd'):
         return True
 
-    return (False, 'The firewalld execution module cannot be loaded: the firewall-cmd binrary is not in the path.')
+    return (False, 'The firewalld execution module cannot be loaded: the firewall-cmd binary is not in the path.')
 
 
 def __firewall_cmd(cmd):
diff --git a/salt/modules/haproxyconn.py b/salt/modules/haproxyconn.py
index fd4bcf5797..0d59261bd9 100644
--- a/salt/modules/haproxyconn.py
+++ b/salt/modules/haproxyconn.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def __virtual__():
     '''
     if HAS_HAPROXY:
         return __virtualname__
-    return False
+    return (False, 'The haproxyconn execution module cannot be loaded: haproxyctl module not available')
 
 
 def _get_conn(socket='/var/run/haproxy.sock'):
diff --git a/salt/modules/htpasswd.py b/salt/modules/htpasswd.py
index a77c638d92..9ff12bf5fa 100644
--- a/salt/modules/htpasswd.py
+++ b/salt/modules/htpasswd.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __virtual__():
     '''
     if salt.utils.which('htpasswd'):
         return __virtualname__
-    return False
+    return (False, 'The htpasswd execution mdule cannot be loaded: htpasswd binary not in path.')
 
 
 def useradd_all(pwfile, user, password, opts='', runas=None):