diff --git a/src/affinity.c b/src/affinity.c
index 923574446..52e5de39a 100644
--- a/src/affinity.c
+++ b/src/affinity.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int set_cpu_affinity (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
     if (cpu_id > 32)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid CPU_id %d specified.", cpu_id);
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid cpu_id %d specified.", cpu_id);
 
       hcfree (devices);
 
diff --git a/src/hwmon.c b/src/hwmon.c
index 86f471959..04f2e8ebb 100644
--- a/src/hwmon.c
+++ b/src/hwmon.c
@@ -4188,7 +4188,7 @@ void hwmon_ctx_destroy (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
             if ((hm_ADL_Overdrive6_PowerControl_Caps (hashcat_ctx, hwmon_ctx->hm_device[device_id].adl, &powertune_supported)) == -1)
             {
-              //event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Failed to get ADL PowerControl Capabilities.");
+              //event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Failed to get ADL PowerControl capabilities.");
 
               continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 569e912f4..737096e00 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static void main_outerloop_mainscreen (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx,
 
   if (hwmon_ctx->enabled == false && user_options->gpu_temp_disable == false)
   {
-    event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Watchdog: Hardware Monitoring Interface not found on your system.");
+    event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Watchdog: Hardware monitoring interface not found on your system.");
   }
 
   if (hwmon_ctx->enabled == true && user_options->gpu_temp_abort > 0)
diff --git a/src/user_options.c b/src/user_options.c
index 8af423228..e198f9e9b 100644
--- a/src/user_options.c
+++ b/src/user_options.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
     if (user_options->potfile_disable == true)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Mixing --potfile-disable not allowed with --show or --left.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Mixing --potfile-disable is not allowed with --show or --left.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (user_options->outfile_autohex == false)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Mixing --outfile-autohex-disable not allowed with --show.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Mixing --outfile-autohex-disable is not allowed with --show.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (user_options->attack_mode != ATTACK_MODE_STRAIGHT)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Parameter --debug-mode option is only allowed with attack mode 0 (straight).");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Parameter --debug-mode option is only allowed in attack mode 0 (straight).");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (user_options->gpu_temp_abort < user_options->gpu_temp_retain)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid value for --gpu-temp-abort. Must not be less than --gpu-temp-retain.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Value for --gpu-temp-abort must not be less than --gpu-temp-retain value.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->markov_hcstat) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --markov-hcstat value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --markov-hcstat value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->restore_file_path) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --restore-file-path value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --restore-file-path value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->outfile) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --outfile value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --outfile value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->debug_file) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --debug-file value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --debug-file value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->session) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --session value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --session value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->cpu_affinity) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --cpu-affinity value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --cpu-affinity value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->opencl_platforms) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --opencl-platforms value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --opencl-platforms value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->opencl_devices) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --opencl-devices value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --opencl-devices value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (strlen (user_options->opencl_device_types) == 0)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --opencl-device-types value. Must not be empty.");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Invalid --opencl-device-types value - must not be empty.");
 
       return -1;
     }
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   {
     if (user_options->attack_mode == ATTACK_MODE_STRAIGHT)
     {
-      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Custom charsets are not supported in attack mode 0 (straight)..");
+      event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Custom charsets are not supported in attack mode 0 (straight).");
 
       return -1;
     }