diff --git a/builtin/pull.c b/builtin/pull.c
index 1ab4de0005..47fa87190e 100644
--- a/builtin/pull.c
+++ b/builtin/pull.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ int cmd_pull(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!opt_autostash)
 			require_clean_work_tree(the_repository,
 				N_("pull with rebase"),
-				_("please commit or stash them."), 1, 0);
+				_("Please commit or stash them."), 1, 0);
 
 		if (get_rebase_fork_point(&rebase_fork_point, repo, *refspecs))
 			oidclr(&rebase_fork_point);
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 155d0a2290..8ec3466afb 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -3626,13 +3626,13 @@ static int do_exec(struct repository *r, const char *command_line)
 			  "\n"),
 			command_line,
 			dirty ? _("and made changes to the index and/or the "
-				"working tree\n") : "");
+				"working tree.\n") : "");
 		if (status == 127)
 			/* command not found */
 			status = 1;
 	} else if (dirty) {
 		warning(_("execution succeeded: %s\nbut "
-			  "left changes to the index and/or the working tree\n"
+			  "left changes to the index and/or the working tree.\n"
 			  "Commit or stash your changes, and then run\n"
 			  "\n"
 			  "  git rebase --continue\n"