diff --git a/lib/takeover/metasploit.py b/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
index 1a9a583fa..715696c24 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class Metasploit:
         if conf.privEsc:
             print
 
-            infoMsg  = "trying to escalate privileges using Meterpreter"
+            infoMsg  = "trying to escalate privileges using Meterpreter "
             infoMsg += "'getsystem' command which tries different "
             infoMsg += "techniques, including kitrap0d"
             logger.info(infoMsg)
diff --git a/lib/takeover/upx.py b/lib/takeover/upx.py
index 56c423941..0c1172fe0 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/upx.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/upx.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class UPX:
         pollProcess(process)
         upxStdout, upxStderr = process.communicate()
 
-        if (self, hasattr('__upxTempExe')):
+        if hasattr(self, '__upxTempExe'):
             os.remove(self.__upxTempExe.name)
 
         msg = "failed to compress the file"