diff --git a/chvt.c b/chvt.c
index d1e604c..b0087be 100644
--- a/chvt.c
+++ b/chvt.c
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		close(fd);
 	}
 
-	eprintf("chvt: couldn't find a console.\n");
+	eprintf("couldn't find a console.\n");
 VTfound:
 	if(ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, n) == -1)
-		eprintf("chvt: VT_ACTIVATE '%d':", n);
+		eprintf("VT_ACTIVATE %d:", n);
 	if(ioctl(fd, VT_WAITACTIVE, n) == -1)
-		eprintf("chvt: VT_WAITACTIVE '%d':", n);
+		eprintf("VT_WAITACTIVE %d:", n);
 	close(fd);
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/who.c b/who.c
index c46a6ac..1a31af3 100644
--- a/who.c
+++ b/who.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		mflag = 1;
 		tty = ttyname(STDIN_FILENO);
 		if (!tty)
-			eprintf("who: stdin:");
+			eprintf("ttyname: stdin:");
 		if ((ttmp = strrchr(tty, '/')))
 			tty = ttmp+1;
 		break;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 
 	if (!(ufp = fopen("/var/run/utmp", "r")))
-		eprintf("who: '%s':", "/var/run/utmp");
+		eprintf("fopen: %s:", "/var/run/utmp");
 
 	while(fread(&usr, sizeof(usr), 1, ufp) == 1) {
 		if (!*usr.ut_name || !*usr.ut_line ||