diff --git a/lib/core/services.js b/lib/core/services.js
index 01163aa8..8f5f0801 100644
--- a/lib/core/services.js
+++ b/lib/core/services.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ServicesMonitor.prototype.check = function() {
       self.logger.trace('checkEthereum');
       var service;
       if (web3.isConnected()) {
-        service = (web3.version.node.split("/")[0] + " (Ethereum)").green;
+        service = (web3.version.node.split("/")[0] + " " + web3.version.node.split("/")[1].split("-")[0] + " (Ethereum)").green;
       } else {
         service = "No Blockchain node found".red;
       }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ServicesMonitor.prototype.check = function() {
     function checkWhisper(web3, result, callback) {
       self.logger.trace('checkWhisper');
       web3.version.getWhisper(function(err, res) {
-        var service = 'whisper';
+        var service = 'Whisper';
         result.push(err ? service.red : service.green);
         callback(null, result);
       });
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ServicesMonitor.prototype.check = function() {
     },
     function checkDevServer(result, callback) {
       self.logger.trace('checkDevServer');
-      var devServer = 'dev server (http://' + self.serverHost + ':' + self.serverPort + ')';
+      var devServer = 'Webserver (http://' + self.serverHost + ':' + self.serverPort + ')';
       devServer = (self.runWebserver) ? devServer.green : devServer.red;
       result.push(devServer);
       callback(null, result);
diff --git a/lib/dashboard/console.js b/lib/dashboard/console.js
index 1e7e3919..f3901874 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/console.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/console.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Console.prototype.executeCmd = function(cmd, callback) {
       'web3 - instantiated web3.js object configured to the current environment',
       'quit - to immediatly exit',
       '',
-      'The web3 object and the interfaces for the deployed contrats and their methods are also available'
+      'The web3 object and the interfaces for the deployed contracts and their methods are also available'
     ];
     return callback(helpText.join('\n'));
   } else if (cmd === 'quit') {
@@ -50,4 +50,3 @@ Console.prototype.executeCmd = function(cmd, callback) {
 };
 
 module.exports = Console;
-