diff --git a/etrago/cluster/electrical.py b/etrago/cluster/electrical.py
index ffc117c1..61ad7e90 100755
--- a/etrago/cluster/electrical.py
+++ b/etrago/cluster/electrical.py
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def select_elec_network(etrago):
         ~elec_network.buses.index.isin(busmap_area.index)
     ]
 
-    # Exclude foreign buses when it is set to don't include them in the clustering
+    # Exclude foreign buses when it is set to don't include them in clustering
     if settings["cluster_foreign_AC"]:
         elec_network.buses = elec_network.buses[
             elec_network.buses.carrier == "AC"
diff --git a/etrago/cluster/spatial.py b/etrago/cluster/spatial.py
index ed01ff88..bc4c5055 100755
--- a/etrago/cluster/spatial.py
+++ b/etrago/cluster/spatial.py
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ def find_buses_area(etrago, carrier):
             de_areas = gpd.read_file(settings["exclusion_area"])
         else:
             raise Exception(
-                "not supported format supplied to the 'exclusion_area' argument"
+                "not supported format supplied to 'exclusion_area' argument"
             )
 
         try: