diff --git a/include/SZ3/api/impl/SZDispatcher.hpp b/include/SZ3/api/impl/SZDispatcher.hpp
index 085c4f03..87b4d1ff 100644
--- a/include/SZ3/api/impl/SZDispatcher.hpp
+++ b/include/SZ3/api/impl/SZDispatcher.hpp
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ size_t SZ_compress_dispatcher(Config &conf, const T *data, uchar *cmpData, size_
         } catch (std::length_error &e) {
             if (std::string(e.what()) == SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH) {
                 isCmpCapSufficient = false;
-                printf(
-                    "The buffer for compressed data is not large enough. Ideally, set it as 2X original data size.\n "
-                    "SZ is downgraded to lossless mode.\n");
+                printf("SZ is downgraded to lossless mode.\n");
             } else {
                 throw;
             }
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ size_t SZ_compress_dispatcher(Config &conf, const T *data, uchar *cmpData, size_
             if (zstdCmpSize < cmpSize) {
                 conf.cmprAlgo = ALGO_LOSSLESS;
                 if (zstdCmpSize > cmpCap) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH);
+                    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH);
                     throw std::length_error(SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH);
                 }
                 memcpy(cmpData, zstdCmpData, zstdCmpSize);
diff --git a/include/SZ3/lossless/Lossless_zstd.hpp b/include/SZ3/lossless/Lossless_zstd.hpp
index d626e60f..d3e909b9 100644
--- a/include/SZ3/lossless/Lossless_zstd.hpp
+++ b/include/SZ3/lossless/Lossless_zstd.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Lossless_zstd : public concepts::LosslessInterface {
     size_t compress(const uchar *src, size_t srcLen, uchar *dst, size_t dstCap) override {
         write(srcLen, dst);
         if (dstCap < ZSTD_compressBound(srcLen)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH);
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH);
             throw std::length_error(SZ_ERROR_COMP_BUFFER_NOT_LARGE_ENOUGH);
         }
         size_t dstLen = ZSTD_compress(dst, dstCap, src, srcLen, compression_level);