diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 147a940b2..6183fd9b9 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                           default=False, help="Retrieve page length without actual HTTP response body")
 
         optimization.add_option("--threads", dest="threads", type="int", default=1,
-                           help="Max. number of concurrent HTTP(s) "
+                           help="Max number of concurrent HTTP(s) "
                                 "requests (default 1)")
 
         # Injection options
diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index ae63c7e91..c7ed047b1 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ class Web:
     def __webFileInject(self, fileContent, fileName, directory):
         outFile     = posixpath.normpath("%s/%s" % (directory, fileName))
         uplQuery    = fileContent.replace("WRITABLE_DIR", directory.replace('/', '\\') if kb.os == "Windows" else directory)
-        query       = " LIMIT 1 INTO OUTFILE '%s' " % outFile
+        query       = "LIMIT 1 INTO OUTFILE '%s' " % outFile
         query      += "LINES TERMINATED BY 0x%s --" % hexencode(uplQuery)
-        query       = agent.prefixQuery(" %s" % query)
+        query       = agent.prefixQuery(query)
         query       = agent.postfixQuery(query)
         payload     = agent.payload(newValue=query)
         page        = Request.queryPage(payload)