diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index 5186c2df..409c289f 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -637,14 +637,14 @@ class RawHands:
             if save in ("none", "error", "all"):
                 self.save=save
             else:
-                print _("Invalid config value for raw_hands.save, defaulting to \"error\"")
+                print (_("Invalid config value for %s, defaulting to %s") % (raw_hands.save, "\"error\""))
                 self.save="error"
             
             compression=node.getAttribute("compression")
             if save in ("none", "gzip", "bzip2"):
                 self.compression=compression
             else:
-                print _("Invalid config value for raw_hands.compression, defaulting to \"none\"")
+                print (_("Invalid config value for %s, defaulting to %s") % (raw_hands.compression, "\"none\""))
                 self.compression="none"
     #end def __init__
 
@@ -663,14 +663,14 @@ class RawTourneys:
             if save in ("none", "error", "all"):
                 self.save=save
             else:
-                print _("Invalid config value for raw_tourneys.save, defaulting to \"error\"")
+                print (_("Invalid config value for %s, defaulting to %s") % (raw_tourneys.save, "\"error\""))
                 self.save="error"
             
             compression=node.getAttribute("compression")
             if save in ("none", "gzip", "bzip2"):
                 self.compression=compression
             else:
-                print _("Invalid config value for raw_tourneys.compression, defaulting to \"none\"")
+                print (_("Invalid config value for %s, defaulting to %s") % (raw_tourneys.compression, "\"none\""))
                 self.compression="none"
     #end def __init__
 
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ class Config:
         if file is not None: # config file path passed in
             file = os.path.expanduser(file)
             if not os.path.exists(file):
-                print _("Configuration file %s not found.  Using defaults.") % (file)
-                sys.stderr.write(_("Configuration file %s not found.  Using defaults.") % (file))
+                print _("Configuration file %s not found. Using defaults.") % (file)
+                sys.stderr.write(_("Configuration file %s not found. Using defaults.") % (file))
                 file = None
 
         self.example_copy,example_file = True,None
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ class Config:
                 self.doc = doc
                 self.file_error = None
             except:
-                log.error(_("Error parsing %s.  See error log file.") % (file))
+                log.error((_("Error parsing %s.") % (file)) + _("See error log file."))
                 traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
                 self.file_error = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 # we could add a parameter to decide whether to return or read a line and exit?
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class Config:
         try:
             example_doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(example_file)
         except:
-            log.error(_("Error parsing example configuration file %s. See error log file.") % (example_file))
+            log.error((_("Error parsing example configuration file %s.") % (example_file)) + _("See error log file."))
             return nodes_added
 
         for cnode in doc.getElementsByTagName("FreePokerToolsConfig"):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 4131d4ff..41b970a4 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class Database:
                     os.mkdir(self.config.dir_database)
                 database = os.path.join(self.config.dir_database, database)
             self.db_path = database
-            log.info(_("Connecting to SQLite: %(database)s") % {'database':self.db_path})
+            log.info(_("Connecting to SQLite: %s") % self.db_path)
             if os.path.exists(database) or create:
                 self.connection = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path, detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES )
                 self.__connected = True
@@ -510,19 +510,18 @@ class Database:
             self.cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM Settings")
             settings = self.cursor.fetchone()
             if settings[0] != DB_VERSION:
-                log.error(_("outdated or too new database version (%s) - please recreate tables")
-                              % (settings[0]))
+                log.error((_("Outdated or too new database version (%s).") % (settings[0])) + " " + _("Please recreate tables."))
                 self.wrongDbVersion = True
         except:# _mysql_exceptions.ProgrammingError:
             if database !=  ":memory:":
                 if create:
-                    print _("Failed to read settings table - recreating tables")
-                    log.info(_("Failed to read settings table - recreating tables"))
+                    print (_("Failed to read settings table.") + " - " + _("Recreating tables."))
+                    log.info(_("Failed to read settings table.") + " - " + _("Recreating tables."))
                     self.recreate_tables()
                     self.check_version(database=database, create=False)
                 else:
-                    print _("Failed to read settings table - please recreate tables")
-                    log.info(_("Failed to read settings table - please recreate tables"))
+                    print (_("Failed to read settings table.") + " - " + _("Please recreate tables."))
+                    log.info(_("Failed to read settings table.") + " - " + _("Please recreate tables."))
                     self.wrongDbVersion = True
             else:
                 self.wrongDbVersion = True