diff --git a/src/octave/pfsget.cpp b/src/octave/pfsget.cpp
index 2c0853b..29e5e2d 100644
--- a/src/octave/pfsget.cpp
+++ b/src/octave/pfsget.cpp
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD( pfsget, args, , helpString)
   }
   catch( pfs::Exception ex )
   {
-    char error_message[100];
-    sprintf( error_message, "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
-    error( error_message );      
+    error( "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
   }
 //    if( fh != stdin ) fclose( fh );    
     
diff --git a/src/octave/pfsput.cpp b/src/octave/pfsput.cpp
index 97fd94a..8c043c9 100644
--- a/src/octave/pfsput.cpp
+++ b/src/octave/pfsput.cpp
@@ -191,9 +191,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD( pfsput, args, , helpString)
   }
   catch( pfs::Exception ex )
   {
-    char error_message[100];
-    sprintf( error_message, "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
-    error( error_message );      
+    error( "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
   }    
     
   return retval;
diff --git a/src/octave/pfsread.cpp b/src/octave/pfsread.cpp
index 137d1c6..f393136 100644
--- a/src/octave/pfsread.cpp
+++ b/src/octave/pfsread.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD( pfsread, args, , helpString)
     }
     catch( pfs::Exception ex )
     {
-        char error_message[100];
-        sprintf( error_message, "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
-        error( error_message );      
+        error( "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
     }
 
     if( fh != stdin ) fclose( fh );    
diff --git a/src/octave/pfstransform_colorspace.cpp b/src/octave/pfstransform_colorspace.cpp
index 64b7e42..fd8413b 100644
--- a/src/octave/pfstransform_colorspace.cpp
+++ b/src/octave/pfstransform_colorspace.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD( pfstransform_colorspace, args, , helpString)
     }
     catch( pfs::Exception ex )
     {
-        char error_message[100];
-        sprintf( error_message, "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
-        error( error_message );      
+        error( "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
     }
     
     return retval;
diff --git a/src/octave/pfswrite.cpp b/src/octave/pfswrite.cpp
index 8475c3b..bc15a28 100644
--- a/src/octave/pfswrite.cpp
+++ b/src/octave/pfswrite.cpp
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD( pfswrite, args, , helpString)
     }
     catch( pfs::Exception ex )
     {
-        char error_message[100];
-        sprintf( error_message, "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
-        error( error_message );      
+        error( "%s: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, ex.getMessage() );
     }
 
     if( fh != stdout ) fclose( fh );