diff --git a/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/config.pan b/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/config.pan
index 1c6ade89bf..b8eb8dae8f 100644
--- a/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/config.pan
+++ b/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/config.pan
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ${componentconfig}
 
 'securitypath' ?= {
-    if (exists('/system/archetype/os') &&
-            value('/system/archetype/os') == 'solaris') {
+    if (exists('/system/archetype/os') && value('/system/archetype/os') == 'solaris') {
         '/etc/cron.d';
     } else {
         '/etc';
diff --git a/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/schema.pan b/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/schema.pan
index d0bd902df9..550c753135 100644
--- a/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/schema.pan
+++ b/ncm-cron/src/main/pan/components/cron/schema.pan
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ include 'quattor/types/component';
 }
 function structure_cron_log_valid = {
     if (is_defined(SELF['disabled']) && SELF['disabled']) {
-        if (is_defined(SELF['name']) ||
+        if (
+            is_defined(SELF['name']) ||
             is_defined(SELF['owner']) ||
-            is_defined(SELF['mode']) ) {
-                error('cron log file properties are present despite log file creation has been disabled.');
+            is_defined(SELF['mode'])
+        ) {
+            error('cron log file properties are present despite log file creation has been disabled.');
         };
     };
     true;
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ type structure_cron_log = {
 }
 function valid_cron_timing = {
     if (ARGC != 4) {
-        error(format('%s: expected 4 parameters, received %d', FUNCTION, ARGC));
+        error('%s: expected 4 parameters, received %d', FUNCTION, ARGC);
     };
 
     timing_value = to_lowercase(ARGV[0]);
@@ -58,18 +60,18 @@ function valid_cron_timing = {
     text_regex = ARGV[3];
 
     # Check that the field contains only valid characters
-    if (!match(timing_value, '^(?:[a-z0-9/*\-,]+)$')) error(format('"%s" contains invalid characters', timing_value));
+    if (!match(timing_value, '^(?:[a-z0-9/*\-,]+)$')) error('"%s" contains invalid characters', timing_value);
 
     # Find runs of digits and validate them against provided bounds
     foreach(k; v; matches(timing_value, '([0-9]+)')) {
         i = to_long(v);
-        if (i < lower_bound) error(format('Value %d is below lower bound of %d', i, lower_bound));
-        if (i > upper_bound) error(format('Value %d is above upper bound of %d', i, upper_bound));
+        if (i < lower_bound) error('Value %d is below lower bound of %d', i, lower_bound);
+        if (i > upper_bound) error('Value %d is above upper bound of %d', i, upper_bound);
     };
 
     # Find runs of letters and validate them against provided regex
     foreach(k; v; matches(timing_value, '([a-z]+)')) {
-        if (!match(v, text_regex)) error(format('"%s" is not a valid value for this field item', v));
+        if (!match(v, text_regex)) error('"%s" is not a valid value for this field item', v);
     };
 
     # Ignore all other characters
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ type structure_cron_timing = {
 }
 function valid_cron_frequency = {
     if (ARGC != 1) {
-        error(format('%s: expected 1 parameter, received %d', FUNCTION, ARGC));
+        error('%s: expected 1 parameter, received %d', FUNCTION, ARGC);
     };
 
     frequency = ARGV[0];
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ function valid_cron_frequency = {
     fields = split(' ', frequency);
 
     if (length(fields) != 5) {
-        error(format('cron frequency "%s" should have 5 fields, it only has %d', frequency, length(fields)));
+        error('cron frequency "%s" should have 5 fields, it only has %d', frequency, length(fields));
     };
 
     match(fields[0], '^AUTO$') || valid_cron_minute(fields[0]);
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ type structure_cron = {
 
 function no_duplicate_cron_entries = {
     if (ARGC != 1) {
-        error(format('%s: expected 1 parameter, received %d', FUNCTION, ARGC));
+        error('%s: expected 1 parameter, received %d', FUNCTION, ARGC);
     };
 
     names = dict();