diff --git a/bin/git-bb-create-pull-request b/bin/git-bb-create-pull-request
index 6a8641e..3e2eace 100755
--- a/bin/git-bb-create-pull-request
+++ b/bin/git-bb-create-pull-request
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def construct_PR_URL
   remote = git_remote()
   bbloc = remote.index('bitbucket.org')
   if not bbloc
-    "only works for repositories with their origin remote on bitbucket.org"
+    puts "only works for repositories with their origin remote on bitbucket.org"
     exit 1
   end
   return "https://#{remote[bbloc..-5]}/pull-requests/new?source=#{git_branch()}&t=1"
diff --git a/bin/git-bb-open b/bin/git-bb-open
index 8d933e9..9e8dd1c 100755
--- a/bin/git-bb-open
+++ b/bin/git-bb-open
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def constructURL
   remote = git_remote()
   bbloc = remote.index('bitbucket.org')
   if not bbloc
-    "git-bb-open only works for repositories with their origin remote on bitbucket.org"
+    puts "git-bb-open only works for repositories with their origin remote on bitbucket.org"
     exit 1
   end
   url_prefix="https://#{remote[bbloc..-5]}/src/#{git_commit}"