diff --git a/wetb/hawc2/tests/test_shear_file.py b/wetb/hawc2/tests/test_shear_file.py
index 6580a4ed79a6584b4b2eaa078b6742848fda77d0..ade7c19a74c50d95dd44431d589253f07795f553 100644
--- a/wetb/hawc2/tests/test_shear_file.py
+++ b/wetb/hawc2/tests/test_shear_file.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class TestShearFile(unittest.TestCase):
   0.0000000000 0.0000000000
   0.0000000000 0.0000000000
   0.0000000000 0.0000000000
- # y coordinates
+ # v coordinates
   -55.0000000000
   55.0000000000
- # z coordinates
+ # w coordinates
   30.0000000000
   100.0000000000
   160.0000000000
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ class TestShearFile(unittest.TestCase):
   0.0000000000 0.0000000000
   0.0000000000 0.0000000000
   0.0000000000 0.0000000000
- # y coordinates
+ # v coordinates
   -55.0000000000
   55.0000000000
- # z coordinates
+ # w coordinates
   30.0000000000
   100.0000000000
   160.0000000000