diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/device_drivers/mtp_config.py b/src/calibre/gui2/device_drivers/mtp_config.py
index 0166b8d2be..d0ecbd2de8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/device_drivers/mtp_config.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/device_drivers/mtp_config.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class APNX(QWidget):  # {{{
         self.method = f2 = QComboBox(self)
         f2.addItem(_('fast'), 'fast')
         f2.addItem(_('accurate'), 'accurate')
-        f2.addItem(_('pagebreak'), 'pagebreak')
+        f2.addItem(_('page break'), 'pagebreak')
         if (idx := f2.findData(apnx.get('method') or 'fast')) > -1:
             f2.setCurrentIndex(idx)
         l.addWidget(f2)
diff --git a/src/calibre/srv/manage_users_cli.py b/src/calibre/srv/manage_users_cli.py
index c8464f560a..f3d233166c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/srv/manage_users_cli.py
+++ b/src/calibre/srv/manage_users_cli.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def manage_users_cli(path=None, args=()):
             names = list(filter(None, [x.strip() for x in names.split(',')]))
             w = 'allowed_library_names' if c == 1 else 'blocked_library_names'
             t = _('Allowing access only to libraries: {}') if c == 1 else _(
-                'Allowing access to all libraries, except Exception: {}')
+                'Allowing access to all libraries, except: {}')
             prints(t.format(', '.join(names)))
             m.update_user_restrictions(username, {w: names})