diff --git a/EduNetworkBuilder/Network.cs b/EduNetworkBuilder/Network.cs
index 9c190e3..4e72189 100644
--- a/EduNetworkBuilder/Network.cs
+++ b/EduNetworkBuilder/Network.cs
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
             NB.SetProgress(Duration.TotalSeconds, NumberOfSecondsForTimeout);
             if (Duration.TotalSeconds > NumberOfSecondsForTimeout)
             {
-                Console.WriteLine("Total seconds = " + Duration.TotalSeconds.ToString() + "  Stopping.");
+                Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Total seconds = {0}  Stopping.", Duration.TotalSeconds.ToString()));
                 foreach (Packet pkt in myPackets)
                 {
                     pkt.Tracking.AddMessage(DebugLevel.packet, "Network", "The packet timed out.");
diff --git a/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs b/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs
index 35a3d0e..48d6d7c 100644
--- a/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs
+++ b/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
                 byte[] item = (byte[])myManager.GetObject(str);
                 if(item == null)
                 {
-                    MessageBox.Show("Skipping Invalid Puzzle: '" + str + "'");
+                    MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Skipping Invalid Puzzle: '{0}'",str));
                     continue;
                 }
                 myString = new StreamReader(new MemoryStream(item), true).ReadToEnd();