diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/FileFormatException.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/FileFormatException.cs
index 0e9c5d11f..b65ed5ea9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/FileFormatException.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/FileFormatException.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel
         public int Column { get; private set; }
         
         public override string ToString()
-        {            
-            return string.Format("{0}({1},{2}): {3}", Path, Line, Column, base.Message);
+        {
+            return $"{Path}({Line},{Column}): Error: {base.ToString()}";
         }
 
         internal static FileFormatException Create(Exception exception, string filePath)
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs
index 428f80df4..823c93d90 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/ProjectManager.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                _log.LogError("Error occurs: {0}", ex.ToString());
+                _log.LogError("A unexpected exception occurred: {0}", ex.ToString());
                 
                 var error = new ErrorMessage
                 {