diff --git a/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvalidatessim.c b/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvalidatessim.c
index ff541e5fd5..082ff176f0 100644
--- a/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvalidatessim.c
+++ b/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvalidatessim.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ gst_validate_ssim_save_out (GstValidateSsim * self, GstBuffer * buffer,
     if ((status = cairo_surface_write_to_png (surface, outfile)) !=
         CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
       GST_VALIDATE_REPORT (self, GENERAL_INPUT_ERROR,
-          "Could not save %s" " cairo status is %s", outfile,
+          "Could not save '%s', cairo status is '%s'", outfile,
           cairo_status_to_string (status));
     }
 
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ gst_validate_ssim_class_init (GstValidateSsimClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (oclass, PROP_RUNNER,
       g_param_spec_object ("validate-runner", "VALIDATE Runner",
-          "The Validate runner to " "report errors to",
+          "The Validate runner to report errors to",
           GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_RUNNER,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c
index 83165411a8..cbb6ab3310 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ gst_validate_monitor_class_init (GstValidateMonitorClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_VALIDATE_PARENT,
       g_param_spec_object ("validate-parent", "VALIDATE parent monitor",
-          "The Validate monitor " "that is the parent of this one",
+          "The Validate monitor that is the parent of this one",
           GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_MONITOR,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c
index b5dd91b5f2..039fb634f0 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ gst_validate_override_class_init (GstValidateOverrideClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (oclass, PROP_RUNNER,
       g_param_spec_object ("validate-runner", "VALIDATE Runner",
-          "The Validate runner to " "report errors to",
+          "The Validate runner to report errors to",
           GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_RUNNER,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
index ea6e2845be..4b67ade341 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ gst_validate_reporter_default_init (GstValidateReporterInterface * iface)
 {
   g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
       g_param_spec_object ("validate-runner", "Validate Runner",
-          "The Validate runner to " "report errors to",
+          "The Validate runner to report errors to",
           GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_RUNNER,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
index 3272e72e4c..b90da91b21 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.c
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ gst_validate_scenario_class_init (GstValidateScenarioClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_RUNNER,
       g_param_spec_object ("validate-runner", "VALIDATE Runner",
-          "The Validate runner to " "report errors to",
+          "The Validate runner to report errors to",
           GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_RUNNER,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ gst_validate_scenario_class_init (GstValidateScenarioClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_boolean ("execute-on-idle",
           "Force waiting between actions",
           "Always execute actions on idle and do not chain them to execute as"
-          " fast as possible. Setting this property is useful if action "
+          " fast as possible. Setting this property is useful if action"
           " execution can lead to the addition of new sources on the same main"
           " loop as it provides these new GSource a chance to be dispatched"
           " between actions", FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
@@ -3172,7 +3172,7 @@ gst_validate_scenario_factory_create (GstValidateRunner *
   }
 
   if (scenario->priv->handles_state) {
-    GST_INFO_OBJECT (scenario, "Scenario handles state,"
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (scenario, "Scenario handles state."
         " Starting the get position source");
     _add_execute_actions_gsource (scenario);
   }
diff --git a/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c b/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
index 39ada80744..ff2147b5cf 100644
--- a/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
+++ b/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ runner_stopping (GstValidateRunner * runner, ValidateSsimOverride * self)
   }
 
   gst_validate_printf (self,
-      "Running frame comparison between images from %s and %s" "%s%s.\n",
+      "Running frame comparison between images from '%s' and '%s' %s%s.\n",
       compared_files_dir, self->priv->outdir,
       self->priv->result_outdir ? ". Issues can be visialized in " :
       " (set 'result-output-dir' in the config file to visualize the result)",
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ _save_frame (ValidateSsimOverride * self, GstVideoFrame * frame,
     if ((status = cairo_surface_write_to_png (surface, outname)) !=
         CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
       GST_VALIDATE_REPORT (self, SSIM_SAVING_ERROR,
-          "Could not save %s" " cairo status is %s", outname,
+          "Could not save '%s', cairo status is '%s'", outname,
           cairo_status_to_string (status));
 
       res = FALSE;