diff --git a/cmd/makeosc/makeosc.go b/cmd/makeosc/makeosc.go
index 76c26a1..4bbfc5c 100644
--- a/cmd/makeosc/makeosc.go
+++ b/cmd/makeosc/makeosc.go
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ func argToTypedArg(rawArg string, oscType string) osc.OSCArg {
 			Type:  "N",
 		}
 	default:
-		fmt.Print("unhandled osc type: ")
-		fmt.Printf("%s.\n", oscType)
+		fmt.Printf("unsupported OSC arg type: %s\n", oscType)
 		// TODO(jwetzell): something better than this like actual nil, err thing
 		return osc.OSCArg{}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/sendosc/sendosc.go b/cmd/sendosc/sendosc.go
index 88e4643..de1795c 100644
--- a/cmd/sendosc/sendosc.go
+++ b/cmd/sendosc/sendosc.go
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ func argToTypedArg(rawArg string, oscType string) osc.OSCArg {
 			Type:  "N",
 		}
 	default:
-		fmt.Print("unhandled osc type: ")
-		fmt.Printf("%s.\n", oscType)
+		fmt.Printf("unsupported OSC arg type: %s\n", oscType)
 		// TODO(jwetzell): something better than this like actual nil, err thing
 		return osc.OSCArg{}
 	}