diff --git a/src/image/ImagePool.cc b/src/image/ImagePool.cc
index fc514f2a59..281ad6dde3 100644
--- a/src/image/ImagePool.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImagePool.cc
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int ImagePool::disk_attribute(VectorAttribute * disk,
             ostringstream oss;
 
             oss << "User " << uid << " does not own an image with name: "
-                << source << ". Set IMAGE_UNAME or IMAGE_UID of owner in DISK.";
+                << source << " . Set IMAGE_UNAME or IMAGE_UID of owner in DISK.";
             error_str =  oss.str();
 
             return -1; 
diff --git a/src/vnm/VirtualNetworkPool.cc b/src/vnm/VirtualNetworkPool.cc
index a7db6d984f..4fd39570a0 100644
--- a/src/vnm/VirtualNetworkPool.cc
+++ b/src/vnm/VirtualNetworkPool.cc
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ VirtualNetwork * VirtualNetworkPool::get_nic_by_name(VectorAttribute * nic,
     {
         ostringstream oss;
         oss << "User " << uid << " does not own a network with name: " << name
-            << "Set NETWORK_UNAME or NETWORK_UID of owner in NIC.";
+            << " . Set NETWORK_UNAME or NETWORK_UID of owner in NIC.";
 
         error = oss.str(); 
     }