diff --git a/developer/bin/find_sparkle_appcast b/developer/bin/find_sparkle_appcast
index 30c7f6a43a..f768f573ae 100755
--- a/developer/bin/find_sparkle_appcast
+++ b/developer/bin/find_sparkle_appcast
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ fi
 appcast_url="$(defaults read "${path_to_plist}" 'SUFeedURL' 2>/dev/null)"
 
 if [[ -z "${appcast_url}" ]]; then
-  echo 'It appears this app does not have a Sparkle appcast.'
+  echo 'It appears this app does not have a Sparkle appcast'
   exit 0
 fi
 
 # vaidate appcast
 appcast_http_response="$(curl --silent --head --write-out '%{http_code}' "${appcast_url}" -o /dev/null)"
-[[ "${appcast_http_response}" != '200' ]] && appcast_found_error "returned a non-200 (OK) HTTP response code (${appcast_http_response})."
+[[ "${appcast_http_response}" != '200' ]] && appcast_found_error "returned a non-200 (OK) HTTP response code (${appcast_http_response})"
 
 appcast_sha=$(curl --silent "${appcast_url}" | shasum --algorithm 256 | awk '{ print $1 }')
 [[ "${appcast_sha}" == 'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855' ]] && appcast_found_error 'seems to be empty'