diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/register/register-account.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/register/register-account.go
index 95ca2a9..dcd5c35 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/register/register-account.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/register/register-account.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var (
 			}
 			resp, err := req.Submit(common.Signald)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("error: ", err)
+				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
 			switch common.OutputFormat {
diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/verify/verify-account.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/verify/verify-account.go
index 6ad7038..8ae606f 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/verify/verify-account.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/verify/verify-account.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var (
 			}
 			resp, err := req.Submit(common.Signald)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("error sending request to signald: ", err)
+				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			switch common.OutputFormat {
 			case common.OutputFormatJSON: