diff --git a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/AuthTest.php b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/AuthTest.php
index c509027..6e637c4 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/AuthTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/lib/Drupal/rest/Tests/AuthTest.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function testRead() {
     // Try to read the resource as an anonymous user, which should not work.
     $response = $this->httpRequest('entity/' . $entity_type . '/' . $entity->id(), 'GET', NULL, $this->defaultMimeType);
     $this->assertResponse('401', 'HTTP response code is 401 when the request is not authenticated and the user is anonymous.');
-    $this->assertText(t('A fatal error occurred: No authentication credentials provided.'));
+    $this->assertText('A fatal error occurred: No authentication credentials provided.');
 
     // Create a user account that has the required permissions to read
     // resources via the REST API, but the request is authenticated
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ public function testRead() {
     // Try to read the resource with session cookie authentication, which is
     // not enabled and should not work.
     $response = $this->httpRequest('entity/' . $entity_type . '/' . $entity->id(), 'GET', NULL, $this->defaultMimeType);
-    $this->assertResponse('403', 'HTTP response code is 403 when the request is not authenticated.');
+    $this->assertResponse('403', 'HTTP response code is 403 when the request is authenticated but not authorized.');
     $this->drupalLogout();
 
     // Now read it with the Basic authentication which is enabled and should
     // work.
     $response = $this->basicAuthGet('entity/' . $entity_type . '/' . $entity->id(), $account->getUsername(), $account->pass_raw);
-    $this->assertResponse('200', 'HTTP response code is 200 for successfuly authenticated requests.');
+    $this->assertResponse('200', 'HTTP response code is 200 for successfuly authorized requests.');
+    $this->curlClose();
   }
 
   /**