diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6ddfdd792..a557b32fe 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ Command.prototype.opts = function() {
 
 Command.prototype.missingArgument = function(name) {
   console.error();
-  console.error("  error: missing required argument `%s'", name);
+  console.error("error: missing required argument `%s'", name);
   console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
@@ -809,9 +809,9 @@ Command.prototype.missingArgument = function(name) {
 Command.prototype.optionMissingArgument = function(option, flag) {
   console.error();
   if (flag) {
-    console.error("  error: option `%s' argument missing, got `%s'", option.flags, flag);
+    console.error("error: option `%s' argument missing, got `%s'", option.flags, flag);
   } else {
-    console.error("  error: option `%s' argument missing", option.flags);
+    console.error("error: option `%s' argument missing", option.flags);
   }
   console.error();
   process.exit(1);
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ Command.prototype.optionMissingArgument = function(option, flag) {
 Command.prototype.unknownOption = function(flag) {
   if (this._allowUnknownOption) return;
   console.error();
-  console.error("  error: unknown option `%s'", flag);
+  console.error("error: unknown option `%s'", flag);
   console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ Command.prototype.unknownOption = function(flag) {
 
 Command.prototype.variadicArgNotLast = function(name) {
   console.error();
-  console.error("  error: variadic arguments must be last `%s'", name);
+  console.error("error: variadic arguments must be last `%s'", name);
   console.error();
   process.exit(1);
 };
diff --git a/test/test.options.args.required.js b/test/test.options.args.required.js
index f809f3f67..ba20e44b2 100644
--- a/test/test.options.args.required.js
+++ b/test/test.options.args.required.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ console.error = function () {
 process.on('exit', function (code) {
   code.should.equal(1);
   info.length.should.equal(3);
-  info[1].should.equal("  error: option `-c, --cheese <type>' argument missing");
+  info[1].should.equal("error: option `-c, --cheese <type>' argument missing");
   process.exit(0)
 });
 
diff --git a/test/test.variadic.args.js b/test/test.variadic.args.js
index 72cff8ae1..11bf13bba 100644
--- a/test/test.variadic.args.js
+++ b/test/test.variadic.args.js
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ console.error = oldConsoleError;
 
 [
   '',
-  '  error: variadic arguments must be last `variadicArg\'',
+  'error: variadic arguments must be last `variadicArg\'',
   ''
 ].join('\n').should.eql(errorMessage);