diff --git a/recipes/economist_espresso.recipe b/recipes/economist_espresso.recipe
index 63b60ed9ca..cde736a14f 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_espresso.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_espresso.recipe
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Espresso(BasicNewsRecipe):
     description = (
         'Espresso is a rich, full-flavoured shot of daily global analysis'
         ' from the editors of The Economist to get you up to speed, fast.'
-         'Maximise your understanding of the most significant business, '
+         ' Maximise your understanding of the most significant business, '
          'economic, political and cultural developments globally.'
     )
 
diff --git a/recipes/slate.recipe b/recipes/slate.recipe
index d262d291a3..6ce9414ee6 100644
--- a/recipes/slate.recipe
+++ b/recipes/slate.recipe
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Slate(BasicNewsRecipe):
         from datetime import date
         soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
         ans = []
-        dt = date.today().strftime('/%Y/%m')
+        dt = date.today().strftime('/%Y/')
         for a in soup.findAll('a', attrs={'href':lambda x: x and x.startswith(url + dt)}):
             url = a['href']
             head = a.find(attrs={'class':[