diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index 3198b71b..5aab7d92 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ rcxml_read(const char *filename)
 		warn("cannot read (%s)", rcxml);
 		goto no_config;
 	}
-	info("reading config file (%s)", rcxml);
+	info("read config file (%s)", rcxml);
 	buf_init(&b);
 	while (getline(&line, &len, stream) != -1) {
 		char *p = strrchr(line, '\n');
diff --git a/src/theme/theme.c b/src/theme/theme.c
index ffc1e7e3..24663a53 100644
--- a/src/theme/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme/theme.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ theme_read(const char *theme_name)
 		theme_builtin();
 		return;
 	}
-	info("reading themerc (%s)", themerc);
+	info("read themerc (%s)", themerc);
 	while (getline(&line, &len, stream) != -1) {
 		char *p = strrchr(line, '\n');
 		if (p) {