diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/messages.properties b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/messages.properties
index 04a1322..d53db53 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/messages.properties
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/messages.properties
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ m.init_error = The application has failed to launch due to the following \
   error:\n{0}\n\nPlease visit\n{1} for \
   information on how to handle such problems.
 
-m.readonly_error = The directory in which this application is installed:\n \n\
-  {0}\n \nis read-only. Please install the applicaton into a directory where \
+m.readonly_error = The directory in which this application is installed: \
+  \n{0}\nis read-only. Please install the applicaton into a directory where \
   you have write access.
 
 m.missing_resource = The application has failed to launch due to a \