diff --git a/cmd/oracle/main.go b/cmd/oracle/main.go
index 079ba26b..a7a16618 100644
--- a/cmd/oracle/main.go
+++ b/cmd/oracle/main.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err := oracle.Run(&query); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "oracle: %s.\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "oracle: %s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func main() {
 	case "json":
 		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(query.Serial(), "", "\t")
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "oracle: JSON error: %s.\n", err)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "oracle: JSON error: %s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		os.Stdout.Write(b)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func main() {
 	case "xml":
 		b, err := xml.MarshalIndent(query.Serial(), "", "\t")
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "oracle: XML error: %s.\n", err)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "oracle: XML error: %s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		os.Stdout.Write(b)
diff --git a/cmd/oracle/oracle.el b/cmd/oracle/oracle.el
index 58c082a7..33c7409a 100644
--- a/cmd/oracle/oracle.el
+++ b/cmd/oracle/oracle.el
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ this channel receive/send operation."
   "Enumerate all references to the object denoted by the selected
 identifier."
   (interactive)
-  (go-oracle--run "referrers" t))
+  (go-oracle--run "referrers"))
 
 (defun go-oracle-whicherrs ()
   "Show globals, constants and types to which the selected
diff --git a/oracle/what.go b/oracle/what.go
index b4d70aad..5a5c0cfa 100644
--- a/oracle/what.go
+++ b/oracle/what.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func guessImportPath(filename string, buildContext *build.Context) (srcdir, impo
 		}
 	}
 	if srcdir == "" {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("directory %s is not beneath GOROOT or GOPATH: %s",
+		err = fmt.Errorf("directory %s is not beneath any of these GOROOT/GOPATH directories: %s",
 			filepath.Dir(absFile), strings.Join(buildContext.SrcDirs(), ", "))
 	}
 	return