diff --git a/firewall-initscript b/firewall-initscript
index 86a60f1..25ee3cd 100755
--- a/firewall-initscript
+++ b/firewall-initscript
@@ -26,26 +26,26 @@ firewall_states_restore() {
 
   # Restore the saved (or default) v4 firewall state.
   iptables-restore "$STATE_V4" 2>/dev/null || {
-    printf "%s: %s " "${0##*/}" "failed to restore saved" >&2
+    printf "%s: %s" "${0##*/}" "failed to restore saved" >&2
     if iptables-restore "$DEFAULT_V4" 2>/dev/null; then
-      printf "%s " ", only default" >&2
+      printf "%s" ", only default" >&2
     else
-      printf "%s " "and default" >&2
+      printf " %s" "and default" >&2
       ERR=1
     fi
-    printf "%s\\n" "v4 firewall state" >&2
+    printf " %s\\n" "v4 firewall state" >&2
   }
 
   # Restore the saved (or default) v6 firewall state.
   ip6tables-restore "$STATE_V6" 2>/dev/null || {
-    printf "%s: %s " "${0##*/}" "failed to restore saved" >&2
+    printf "%s: %s" "${0##*/}" "failed to restore saved" >&2
     if ip6tables-restore "$DEFAULT_V6" 2>/dev/null; then
-      printf "%s " ", only default" >&2
+      printf "%s" ", only default" >&2
     else
-      printf "%s " "and default" >&2
+      printf " %s" "and default" >&2
       ERR=1
     fi
-    printf "%s\\n" "v6 firewall state" >&2
+    printf " %s\\n" "v6 firewall state" >&2
   }
 
   return "$ERR"