diff --git a/genie_registry/maf.py b/genie_registry/maf.py
index f54b1353..03d5eb63 100644
--- a/genie_registry/maf.py
+++ b/genie_registry/maf.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _check_tsa1_tsa2(df):
     ):
         error = (
             "maf: Contains instances where values in REFERENCE_ALLELE match values in TUMOR_SEQ_ALLELE2. "
-            "This is invalid. Please correct."
+            "This is invalid. Please correct.\n"
         )
         row_index = df.query("REFERENCE_ALLELE == TUMOR_SEQ_ALLELE2").index.values
     return error
diff --git a/tests/test_maf.py b/tests/test_maf.py
index 6cdd0f8a..5900e63c 100644
--- a/tests/test_maf.py
+++ b/tests/test_maf.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ def test_invalid__check_tsa1_tsa2():
         "REFERENCE_ALLELE or all values in TUMOR_SEQ_ALLELE2.\n"
     )
 
+
 def test_invalid__check_ref_tsa2():
     """Test the scenario in which maf file has identical REF and tsa2 and fails"""
     df = pd.DataFrame(
@@ -269,10 +270,11 @@ def test_invalid__check_ref_tsa2():
     )
     error = genie_registry.maf._check_tsa1_tsa2(df)
     assert error == (
-        "REFERENCE_ALLELE should not equal to TUMOR_SEQ_ALLELE2. "
-        "Please check row: 1.\n"
+        "maf: Contains instances where values in REFERENCE_ALLELE match values in TUMOR_SEQ_ALLELE2. "
+        "This is invalid. Please correct.\n"
     )
 
+
 def test_invalid__check_ref_tsa1_tsa2():
     """Test the scenario in which maf file has TSA1 and TSA2 and fails"""
     df = pd.DataFrame(
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ def test_invalid__check_ref_tsa1_tsa2():
         "Please check row: 1.\n"
     )
 
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "df",
     [