diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 676e8f67e..d4c493952 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -2609,7 +2609,6 @@ ip -f inet addr show $interface 2> /dev/null | grep 'inet.*brd' | sed 's/inet //
 done
 
 __EOF__
-
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "$MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL" ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall/functions b/Shorewall/functions
index 21e2a7372..3c52e3620 100644
--- a/Shorewall/functions
+++ b/Shorewall/functions
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ mktempfile() {
 		> $1/shorewall-$$ && echo $1/shorewall-$$
 		;;
 	    *)
-		echo "   ERROR:Internal error in mktempfile" >&2
+		error_message "ERROR:Internal error in mktempfile"
 		;;
 	esac
     else
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ mktempfile() {
 		> /tmp/shorewall-$$ && echo /tmp/shorewall-$$
 		;;
 	    *)
-		echo "   ERROR:Internal error in mktempfile" >&2
+		error_message "ERROR:Internal error in mktempfile"
 		;;
 	esac
     fi
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ mktempdir() {
 	    mkdir -p /tmp/shorewall-$$ chmod 700 /tmp/shorewall-$$ && echo /tmp/shorewall-$$
 	    ;;
 	*)
-	    echo "   ERROR:Internal error in mktempdir" >&2
+	    error_message "ERROR:Internal error in mktempdir"
 	    ;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ read_file() # $1 = file name, $2 = nest count
 		if [ $2 -lt 4 ]; then
 		    read_file $(find_file $(expand ${rest%#*})) $(($2 + 1))
 		else
-		    echo "   WARNING: INCLUDE in $1 ignored (nested too deeply)" >&2
+		    error_message "WARNING: INCLUDE in $1 ignored (nested too deeply)"
 		fi
 	    else
 		echo "$first $rest"