diff -u b/eck.bundle.inc b/eck.bundle.inc
--- b/eck.bundle.inc
+++ b/eck.bundle.inc
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Type'),
     '#default_value' => $bundle->label,
-    '#description' => t('A human readable name for the entity type'),
+    '#description' => t('A human readable name for the bundle'),
     '#required' => TRUE,
     '#size' => 30,
   );
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@
   $bundle->config = $bundle_config;
 
   // Save the bundle object to the database.
-  $status = $bundle->save();
+  $bundle->save();
 
   drupal_get_schema(NULL, TRUE);
   entity_info_cache_clear();
   menu_rebuild();
 
-  if (!$status) {
+  if (!$bundle->is_new) {
     drupal_set_message(t('the %bundle bundle for entity type %entity_type has been updated.',
     array('%bundle' => $bundle_name, '%entity_type' => $entity_type->name)));
   }