diff --git a/src/or/directory.c b/src/or/directory.c
index d6c23c983b..91b5322bcf 100644
--- a/src/or/directory.c
+++ b/src/or/directory.c
@@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ connection_dir_client_reached_eof(dir_connection_t *conn)
     } else {
       /* Can we even end up here? -- weasel*/
       source = NS_FROM_DIR_BY_FP;
-      log_warn(LD_BUG, "we received a networkstatus but we didn't ask"
-                       "for it by fp/ or ask for all.");
+      log_warn(LD_BUG, "we received a networkstatus but we did neither ask"
+                       "for it by fp/ nor did we ask for all.");
     }
     cp = body;
     while (*cp) {