diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ActionQueue.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ActionQueue.java
index 9bfacb2151..89759e5515 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ActionQueue.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/ActionQueue.java
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ public class ActionQueue {
 			}
 
 			/**
-			 * Check if the this {@link BatchIdentifier} has a parent or grand parent
+			 * Check if this {@link BatchIdentifier} has a parent or grand parent
 			 * matching the given {@link BatchIdentifier} reference.
 			 *
 			 * @param batchIdentifier {@link BatchIdentifier} reference
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/util/jdbc/PreparedStatementSpyConnectionProvider.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/util/jdbc/PreparedStatementSpyConnectionProvider.java
index 455404356b..69ee14569c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/util/jdbc/PreparedStatementSpyConnectionProvider.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/util/jdbc/PreparedStatementSpyConnectionProvider.java
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ public class PreparedStatementSpyConnectionProvider extends ConnectionProviderDe
 		List<PreparedStatement> preparedStatements = getPreparedStatements( sql );
 		if ( preparedStatements.isEmpty() ) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					"There is no PreparedStatement for this SQL statement " + sql );
+					"There is no PreparedStatement for this SQL statement: " + sql );
 		}
 		else if ( preparedStatements.size() > 1 ) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "There are " + preparedStatements
-					.size() + " PreparedStatements for this SQL statement " + sql );
+					.size() + " PreparedStatements for this SQL statement: " + sql );
 		}
 		return preparedStatements.get( 0 );
 	}