diff --git a/src/tools/cuebreakpoints.c b/src/tools/cuebreakpoints.c
index e24cbd1..fd97dfd 100644
--- a/src/tools/cuebreakpoints.c
+++ b/src/tools/cuebreakpoints.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ int breaks (char *name, int format, int gaps)
 	Cd *cd = NULL;
 
 	if (NULL == (cd = cf_parse(name, &format))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unable to parse input file "
-		                "`%s'\n", progname, name);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unable to parse input file"
+		        " `%s'\n", progname, name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			} else if (0 == strcmp("toc", optarg)) {
 				format = TOC;
 			} else {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file "
-				                "format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file"
+				        " format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
 				usage(1);
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/tools/cueconvert.c b/src/tools/cueconvert.c
index 23e899d..ff63649 100644
--- a/src/tools/cueconvert.c
+++ b/src/tools/cueconvert.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ int convert (char *iname, int iformat, char *oname, int oformat)
 	Cd *cd = NULL;
 
 	if (NULL == (cd = cf_parse(iname, &iformat))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unable to parse input file "
-		                "`%s'\n", progname, iname);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unable to parse input file"
+		        " `%s'\n", progname, iname);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			} else if (0 == strcmp("toc", optarg)) {
 				iformat = TOC;
 			} else {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file "
-				                "format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file"
+				        " format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
 				usage(1);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			} else if (0 == strcmp("toc", optarg)) {
 				oformat = TOC;
 			} else {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file "
-				                "format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown output file"
+				        " format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
 				usage(1);
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/tools/cueprint.c b/src/tools/cueprint.c
index adcde58..c0c2a88 100644
--- a/src/tools/cueprint.c
+++ b/src/tools/cueprint.c
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ int info (char *name, int format, int trackno, char *d_template, char *t_templat
 	int ntrack;
 
 	if (NULL == (cd = cf_parse(name, &format))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: input file error\n", name);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unable to parse input file"
+		        " `%s'\n", progname, name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ int info (char *name, int format, int trackno, char *d_template, char *t_templat
 	} else if (0 < trackno && ntrack >= trackno) {
 		cd_printf(t_template, cd, trackno);
 	} else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: track number out of range\n", progname);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: track number out of range\n", progname);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -452,8 +453,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			} else if (0 == strcmp("toc", optarg)) {
 				format = TOC;
 			} else {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file "
-				                "format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: unknown input file"
+				        " format `%s'\n", progname, optarg);
 				usage(1);
 			}
 			break;