diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cb9bec..f020a67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,10 +20,17 @@ Currently, this implementation only has two implementations:
 The [`Config`] struct contains callbacks and tunables for the leader election
 "campaign".
 
-Each process that would like to acquire leadership must register callbacks for
-all three of `OnElected`, `OnOusting` and `LeaderChanged`, as well as specify
-unique `LeaderID` and `HostPort`s (the latter two are used for communication, so
-some use-cases may be able to ignore them)
+Each "candidate" contending for leadership must register an `OnElected` callback
+and a `LeaderID` (which is often a random string). Additionally, it is
+recommended to specify `HostPort`, which makes it possible to leverage the
+`legrpc` package and have other clients using the `WatchConfig{}.Watch()` method
+connect to the current leader. (it can also be useful for debugging)
+
+Optionally, one can specify `LeaderChanged` and `OnOusting` callbacks which are
+called when the current leader changes and an instance has lost/ceded its
+election, respectively. If set, `OnOusting` is guaranteed to be called after
+losing leadership, whether that's by losing the election, or by its context
+being canceled.
 
 The `TermLength` is the length of time that a leader acquires leadership for,
 and the length of any extension. This duration should be long enough to get
diff --git a/campaign.go b/campaign.go
index 4bfd4fe..5ca7c9e 100644
--- a/campaign.go
+++ b/campaign.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (c Config) Acquire(ctx context.Context) error {
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	defer wg.Wait()
 	for {
-		switch acquiredEntry, err := cmp.acquireOnce(ctx, lastEntry); err {
+		switch acquiredEntry, aqErr := cmp.acquireOnce(ctx, lastEntry); aqErr {
 		case nil:
 			b.Reset()
 			if c.LeaderChanged != nil {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (c Config) Acquire(ctx context.Context) error {
 				// WriteEntry should fail immediately.
 			}
 		default:
-			return err
+			return aqErr
 		}
 		if lastEntry.ElectionNumber == entry.NoElections {
 			// There haven't been any elections yet, just loop and
diff --git a/gcs/decider.go b/gcs/decider.go
index ce0997e..b07c482 100644
--- a/gcs/decider.go
+++ b/gcs/decider.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ type failedAcquisitionErr struct {
 }
 
 func (f *failedAcquisitionErr) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to acquire lock: %s", f.err)
+	return "failed to acquire lock: " + f.err.Error()
 }
 
 func (f *failedAcquisitionErr) Unwrap() error {