diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 930f3cc7..e4458acd 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ local-checks-to-skip = \
     \
     sc_program_name \
     sc_bindtextdomain	 \
-    sc_error_message_period \
     sc_m4_quote_check \
     sc_prohibit_assert_without_use \
     sc_prohibit_dirent_without_use \
diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-editor.c b/src/ostree/ot-editor.c
index 608c58b6..4a7a90b1 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-editor.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-editor.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ ot_editor_prompt (OstreeRepo *repo,
 
   if (!gs_subprocess_wait_sync_check (proc, cancellable, error))
     {
-      g_prefix_error (error, "There was a problem with the editor '%s'.", editor);
+      g_prefix_error (error, "There was a problem with the editor '%s'", editor);
       goto out;
     }