diff --git a/apiserver/facades/agent/uniter/uniter.go b/apiserver/facades/agent/uniter/uniter.go
index 2faee21b8e1..e99478e61e3 100644
--- a/apiserver/facades/agent/uniter/uniter.go
+++ b/apiserver/facades/agent/uniter/uniter.go
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ func (u *UniterAPI) RelationsStatus(ctx context.Context, args params.Entities) (
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-// Life returns the life status of the specified units.
+// Life returns the life status of the specified applications or units.
 func (u *UniterAPI) Life(ctx context.Context, args params.Entities) (params.LifeResults, error) {
 	result := params.LifeResults{
 		Results: make([]params.LifeResult, len(args.Entities)),
diff --git a/apiserver/facades/controller/caasapplicationprovisioner/provisioner.go b/apiserver/facades/controller/caasapplicationprovisioner/provisioner.go
index fedd8925499..22e7b31525f 100644
--- a/apiserver/facades/controller/caasapplicationprovisioner/provisioner.go
+++ b/apiserver/facades/controller/caasapplicationprovisioner/provisioner.go
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ func (a *API) UpdateApplicationsUnits(ctx context.Context, args params.UpdateApp
 			result.Results[i].Error = apiservererrors.ServerError(err)
 			continue
 		}
-		//
 		app, err := a.state.Application(appTag.Id())
 		if err != nil {
 			result.Results[i].Error = apiservererrors.ServerError(err)
diff --git a/apiserver/facades/controller/caasfirewaller/firewaller.go b/apiserver/facades/controller/caasfirewaller/firewaller.go
index 7d60a71e5ec..20c0b6224c4 100644
--- a/apiserver/facades/controller/caasfirewaller/firewaller.go
+++ b/apiserver/facades/controller/caasfirewaller/firewaller.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func NewFacade(
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// Life returns the life status of the specified units.
+// Life returns the life status of the specified applications or units.
 func (f *Facade) Life(ctx context.Context, args params.Entities) (params.LifeResults, error) {
 	result := params.LifeResults{
 		Results: make([]params.LifeResult, len(args.Entities)),
diff --git a/apiserver/facades/schema.json b/apiserver/facades/schema.json
index 4715183b2c4..196b7c28d39 100644
--- a/apiserver/facades/schema.json
+++ b/apiserver/facades/schema.json
@@ -8204,7 +8204,7 @@
                             "$ref": "#/definitions/LifeResults"
                         }
                     },
-                    "description": "Life returns the life status of the specified units."
+                    "description": "Life returns the life status of the specified applications or units."
                 },
                 "Watch": {
                     "type": "object",
@@ -39658,7 +39658,7 @@
                             "$ref": "#/definitions/LifeResults"
                         }
                     },
-                    "description": "Life returns the life status of the specified units."
+                    "description": "Life returns the life status of the specified applications or units."
                 },
                 "LogActionsMessages": {
                     "type": "object",
diff --git a/domain/life/life.go b/domain/life/life.go
index c22922e6eed..079b0f32d07 100644
--- a/domain/life/life.go
+++ b/domain/life/life.go
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ func (l Life) Value() corelife.Value {
 	case Dead:
 		return corelife.Dead
 	}
-	return corelife.Alive
+	return ""
 }