diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor.java
index d58b9cb13..5300e2ffd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author John Blum
  */
 class QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
 
@@ -75,9 +76,9 @@ class QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
 
 		if (!queryLookupStrategy.isPresent() && repositoryInformation.hasQueryMethods()) {
 
-			throw new IllegalStateException("You have defined query method in the repository but "
-					+ "you don't have any query lookup strategy defined. The "
-					+ "infrastructure apparently does not support query methods!");
+			throw new IllegalStateException("You have defined query methods in the repository"
+					+ " but do not have any query lookup strategy defined."
+					+ " The infrastructure apparently does not support query methods!");
 		}
 
 		this.queries = queryLookupStrategy //
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java
index 86ebeb49a..3536181c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Jens Schauder
+ * @author John Blum
  */
 public abstract class RepositoryFactorySupport implements BeanClassLoaderAware, BeanFactoryAware {
 
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ public abstract class RepositoryFactorySupport implements BeanClassLoaderAware,
 			if (composition.isEmpty()) {
 
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-						String.format("You have custom methods in %s but not provided a custom implementation!",
+						String.format("You have custom methods in %s but have not provided a custom implementation!",
 								repositoryInformation.getRepositoryInterface()));
 			}