diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c b/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c
index f54a8cf3cf1e8b8dab2d9d50576efcfb11f1c4c8..7aea4bec2e6413fa9bc08025f92dee443136d87d 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ extern void slurm_addto_char_list(List char_list, char *names)
 				start = i;
 				if(!names[i]) {
 					info("There is a problem with "
-					     "your line.  It appears you "
+					     "your request.  It appears you "
 					     "have spaces inside your list.");
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/src/sacctmgr/common.c b/src/sacctmgr/common.c
index c333030e369af72d3f0970635deb98bd915352ac..291f8fcae7108a0f903ea478d3d00aa440dd6890 100644
--- a/src/sacctmgr/common.c
+++ b/src/sacctmgr/common.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ extern void addto_qos_char_list(List char_list, List qos_list, char *names)
 				start = i;
 				if(!names[i]) {
 					info("There is a problem with "
-					     "your line.  It appears you "
+					     "your request.  It appears you "
 					     "have spaces inside your list.");
 					break;
 				}