diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 0ea9ee79b..872ece8a2 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ bool Blockchain::find_blockchain_supplement(const std::list<crypto::hash>& qbloc
   // how can we expect to sync from the client that the block list came from?
   if(qblock_ids.empty())
   {
-    MCERROR("net.p2p", "Client sent wrong NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN: m_block_ids.size()=" << qblock_ids.size() << ", dropping connection");
+    MCERROR("net.p2p", "Client sent wrong NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN: m_block_ids.size()=" << qblock_ids.size());
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ bool Blockchain::find_blockchain_supplement(const std::list<crypto::hash>& qbloc
   auto gen_hash = m_db->get_block_hash_from_height(0);
   if(qblock_ids.back() != gen_hash)
   {
-    MCERROR("net.p2p", "Client sent wrong NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN: genesis block mismatch: " << std::endl << "id: " << qblock_ids.back() << ", " << std::endl << "expected: " << gen_hash << "," << std::endl << " dropping connection");
+    MCERROR("net.p2p", "Client sent wrong NOTIFY_REQUEST_CHAIN: genesis block mismatch: " << std::endl << "id: " << qblock_ids.back() << ", " << std::endl << "expected: " << gen_hash);
     return false;
   }