diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index 692a45d32..192d2c2e0 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ describe(FILE * F, const region * r, int partial, faction * f)
 				else {
 					strcpy(bufp++, " ");
 					MSG(("nr_vicinitystart", "dir region", d, r2), bufp, sizeof(buf)-(bufp-buf), f->locale, f);
+          bufp += strlen(bufp);
 					dh = true;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/reports.c b/src/common/kernel/reports.c
index e06e4e304..575f997cd 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/reports.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/reports.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ spskill(char * buffer, const struct locale * lang, const struct unit * u, skill_
 
 	if (!*dh) {
     pbuf += strlcpy(pbuf, LOC(lang, "nr_skills"));
-    strcpy(pbuf++, " ");
+    pbuf += strlcpy(pbuf, ": ");
 		*dh = 1;
 	}
 	pbuf += strlcpy(pbuf, skillname(sk, lang));