diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts
index 3cd0509566..579840d3a9 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export class Jira implements INodeType {
 				} catch (err) {
 					return {
 						status: 'Error',
-						message: `Connection details not valid; ${err.message}`,
+						message: `Connection details not valid: ${err.message}`,
 					};
 				}
 				return {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts
index b6d9d173dd..83c7850e74 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Zendesk/Zendesk.node.ts
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ export class Zendesk implements INodeType {
 				};
 
 				try {
-					const response = await this.helpers.request!(options);
+					await this.helpers.request!(options);
 				} catch (error) {
 					return {
 						status: 'Error',
-						message: `Connection details not valid; ${error.message}`,
+						message: `Connection details not valid: ${error.message}`,
 					};
 				}
 				return {