diff --git a/plugins/Enforcer.py b/plugins/Enforcer.py
index 1a2a46ae4..e01c83a89 100644
--- a/plugins/Enforcer.py
+++ b/plugins/Enforcer.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 ###
 
 """
-Enforcer: Enforces capabilities on a channel, watching MODEs, KICKs,
+Enforces capabilities on a channel, watching MODEs, KICKs,
 JOINs, etc. to make sure they match the channel's config.  Also handles
 auto-opping, auto-halfopping, or auto-voicing, as well as cycling an otherwise
 empty channel in order to get ops.
diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index 8a6ab9cee..71ebf33a9 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class IrcString(str):
 
     def __init__(self, s):
         assert isinstance(s, basestring), \
-               'Cannot make an IrcString from %s' % type(s)
+               'Cannot make an IrcString from %r' % s
         self.lowered = toLower(s)
 
     def __eq__(self, s):