diff --git a/src/common/kernel/magic.c b/src/common/kernel/magic.c
index 06f6c65b2..7d7742ff8 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/magic.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/magic.c
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ cancast(unit * u, spell * sp, int level, int range, struct order * ord)
           buf[0] = 0;
         }
 				icat(itemanz);
+        scat(" ");
 				scat(LOC(u->faction->locale, resname(res, itemanz!=1)));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/common/util/translation.c b/src/common/util/translation.c
index 61d361de2..53412a716 100644
--- a/src/common/util/translation.c
+++ b/src/common/util/translation.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ parse(opstack ** stack, const char* inn, const void * userdata)
 			else ++b;
 		}
 	}
-	log_error(("could not parse %s. Missing \"\"?", inn));
+	log_error(("could not parse \"%s\". Probably invalid message syntax.", inn));
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/res/messages.xml b/src/res/messages.xml
index 54faf9285..f87dfe0f2 100644
--- a/src/res/messages.xml
+++ b/src/res/messages.xml
@@ -1392,8 +1392,8 @@
       <arg name="command" type="order"/>
       <arg name="list" type="string"/>
     </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Für diesen Zauber fehlen noch $list."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Casting this spell requires an additional $list."</text>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Für diesen Zauber fehlen noch ${list}."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Casting this spell requires an additional ${list}."</text>
   </message>
   <message name="missing_components" section="magic">
     <type>
@@ -6362,8 +6362,8 @@
       <arg name="item" type="resource"/>
       <arg name="number" type="int"/>
     </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit(mage) erschafft $int($number) $resource($item, $number)."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit(mage) creates $int($number) $resource($item, $number)."</text>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($mage) erschafft $int($number) $resource($item,$number)."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($mage) creates $int($number) $resource($item,$number)."</text>
   </message>
 
   <message name="curseinfo::magicrunes_ship" section="events">