diff --git a/osscan.cc b/osscan.cc
index ff9fd5fcc..8cb81e0d0 100644
--- a/osscan.cc
+++ b/osscan.cc
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ o.current_scantype = OS_SCAN;
 
  if (target->FPR1->numFPs > 1 && target->FPR1->overall_results == OSSCAN_SUCCESS &&
      target->FPR1->accuracy[0] == 1.0) {
-   if (o.verbose) error("WARNING:  OS didn't match until the try #%d", target->FPR1->numFPs);
+   if (o.verbose) error("WARNING:  OS didn't match until try #%d", target->FPR1->numFPs);
  } 
 
  target->FPR1->goodFP = bestaccidx;
diff --git a/osscan2.cc b/osscan2.cc
index 154920635..0616ce844 100644
--- a/osscan2.cc
+++ b/osscan2.cc
@@ -3661,7 +3661,7 @@ static void endRound(OsScanInfo *OSI, HostOsScan *HOS, int roundNum) {
         hsi->FP_matches[roundNum].num_perfect_matches > 0) {
       memcpy(&(hsi->target->seq), &hsi->hss->si, sizeof(struct seq_info));
       if (roundNum > 0) {
-        if(o.verbose) error("WARNING:  OS didn't match until the try #%d", roundNum + 1);
+        if(o.verbose) error("WARNING:  OS didn't match until try #%d", roundNum + 1);
       }
       hsi->target->FPR->goodFP = roundNum;
       match_fingerprint(hsi->target->FPR->FPs[roundNum], hsi->target->FPR,