diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
index b713ae3a36f..faf7b08d3c8 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred while terminating.", new String[]{ e.toString() } ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 		} 
 		catch( CDIException e ) 
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred resuming target.", new String[] { e.toString() } ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}	
 	}
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred suspending target.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} ocurred disconnecting from target.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} ocurred restarting the target.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
index e4107739e3e..ecf0e6380d3 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred resuming thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred suspending thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}		
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred stepping in thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}		
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred stepping in thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}		
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred stepping in thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}		
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred stepping in thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement
 		}		
 		catch( CDIException e )
 		{
-			targetRequestFailed( MessageFormat.format( "{0} occurred stepping in thread.", new String[] { e.toString()} ), e );
+			targetRequestFailed( e.toString(), e );
 		}
 	}