diff --git a/actions/ansible.py b/actions/ansible.py
index 03031f3..8105f4d 100755
--- a/actions/ansible.py
+++ b/actions/ansible.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def handle_json_arg(self):
         if next((True for arg in self.args if arg.startswith('--tree')), False):
-            msg = "--json uses --tree internally, so setting both --tree and --json is not supported."
+            msg = "--json uses --tree internally. Setting both --tree and --json is not supported."
             raise ParamaterConflict(msg)
         execution_id = os.environ.get('ST2_ACTION_EXECUTION_ID', 'EXECUTION_ID_NA')
         self.tree_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='{}.'.format(execution_id))
diff --git a/actions/ansible_playbook.py b/actions/ansible_playbook.py
index e9b79ae..8778a9f 100755
--- a/actions/ansible_playbook.py
+++ b/actions/ansible_playbook.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def handle_json_arg(self):
         os.environ['ANSIBLE_CALLBAKC_PLUGIN'] = 'json'
         self.stdout = subprocess.PIPE
-        # TODO: --json is probably not be compatible with syntax-check, verbose, and possibly other options.
+        # TODO: --json is probably not be compatible with other options
+        # like syntax-check, verbose, and possibly others
 
     def popen_call(self, p):
         """
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def popen_call(self, p):
         # lines that should go to stderr instead of stdout
         stderr_lines = re.compile(
             r'('
-            
+
             # these were identified in this closed PR:
             #    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/17448/files
             # see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/17122
@@ -69,13 +70,14 @@ def popen_call(self, p):
             r"^skipping playbook include '.*' due to conditional test failure$"
             r'|'
             r"^statically included: .*$"
-            
+
             # other possibilities:
             # r'|'
             # r'^to see the full traceback, use -vvv$'
             # r'|'
             # r"^The full traceback was:$"
-            
+            # but then I would somehow have to include the traceback as well...
+
             r')'
         )
 
diff --git a/actions/lib/ansible_base.py b/actions/lib/ansible_base.py
index d24fd8d..b08e837 100755
--- a/actions/lib/ansible_base.py
+++ b/actions/lib/ansible_base.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def _json_output_arg(self):
                 self.json_output = True
                 self.handle_json_arg()
                 # if ansible-playbook, add env arg
-                del self.args[i]  # The json arg is a ST2 specific addition, and should not be passed on.
+                del self.args[i]  # The json arg is a ST2 specific addition & should not pass on.
                 break
             elif '--one_line' in arg:
                 self.one_line = True