diff --git a/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js b/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js
index f56b274f74..ecc94aa3c6 100644
--- a/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js
+++ b/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class LimitService {
      */
     loadLimits({limits, helpLink, db, errors}) {
         if (!errors) {
-            throw new Error(`Config Missing: 'errors' is required. `);
+            throw new Error(`Config Missing: 'errors' is required.`);
         }
 
         this.errors = errors;
diff --git a/ghost/limit-service/test/limit-service.test.js b/ghost/limit-service/test/limit-service.test.js
index 8db30c3fff..3df84659bb 100644
--- a/ghost/limit-service/test/limit-service.test.js
+++ b/ghost/limit-service/test/limit-service.test.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Limit Service', function () {
                 should.fail(limitService, 'Should have errored');
             } catch (err) {
                 should.exist(err);
-                err.message.should.equal(`Config Missing: 'errors' is required`);
+                err.message.should.eql(`Config Missing: 'errors' is required.`);
             }
         });