diff --git a/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/publish/checks/PgpSecretKeyCheck.scala b/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/publish/checks/PgpSecretKeyCheck.scala
index c267630eb4..c5da400c49 100644
--- a/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/publish/checks/PgpSecretKeyCheck.scala
+++ b/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/commands/publish/checks/PgpSecretKeyCheck.scala
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ final case class PgpSecretKeyCheck(
                         "publish.secretKey",
                         configKeys = Seq(Keys.pgpSecretKey.fullName),
                         extraMessage =
-                          ", and specify publish.secretKeyPassword / --secret-key-password if needed." +
+                          "also specify publish.secretKeyPassword / --secret-key-password if needed." +
                             (if (options.publishParams.setupCi)
                                " Alternatively, pass --random-secret-key"
                              else "")
diff --git a/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/errors/MissingPublishOptionError.scala b/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/errors/MissingPublishOptionError.scala
index 96143207c8..8a0a052b57 100644
--- a/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/errors/MissingPublishOptionError.scala
+++ b/modules/cli/src/main/scala/scala/cli/errors/MissingPublishOptionError.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ final class MissingPublishOptionError(
         val configPart =
           if (configKeys.isEmpty) ""
           else
-            s" or by setting ${configKeys.mkString(", ")} in the Scala CLI configuration"
+            s" or by setting ${configKeys.mkString(", ")} in the configuration"
         val extraPart =
           if (extraMessage.isEmpty) "" else s", ${extraMessage.dropWhile(_.isWhitespace)}"