diff --git a/ceilometer/collector.py b/ceilometer/collector.py
index 4537a5b6b5..6ac2cab1d1 100644
--- a/ceilometer/collector.py
+++ b/ceilometer/collector.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OPTS = [
                help='Number of notification messages to wait before '
                'dispatching them'),
     cfg.IntOpt('batch_timeout',
-               help='Number of seconds to wait before dispatching samples'
+               help='Number of seconds to wait before dispatching samples '
                'when batch_size is not reached (None means indefinitely)'),
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
                default=1,
diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/discovery.py b/ceilometer/compute/discovery.py
index 5991661993..2d6c7c143c 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/discovery.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/discovery.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('instance_discovery_method',
                default='libvirt_metadata',
                choices=['naive', 'workload_partitioning', 'libvirt_metadata'],
-               help="Ceilometer offers many methods to discover the instance"
+               help="Ceilometer offers many methods to discover the instance "
                     "running on a compute node: \n"
                     "* naive: poll nova to get all instances\n"
                     "* workload_partitioning: poll nova to get instances of "
diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/net.py b/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/net.py
index ef0d3cf321..933d657786 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/net.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/net.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class _Base(pollsters.BaseComputePollster):
             except ceilometer.NotImplementedError:
                 # Selected inspector does not implement this pollster.
                 LOG.debug('%(inspector)s does not provide data for '
-                          ' %(pollster)s',
+                          '%(pollster)s',
                           {'inspector': self.inspector.__class__.__name__,
                            'pollster': self.__class__.__name__})
                 raise plugin_base.PollsterPermanentError(resources)
diff --git a/ceilometer/coordination.py b/ceilometer/coordination.py
index 324afe1a8c..40e64787df 100644
--- a/ceilometer/coordination.py
+++ b/ceilometer/coordination.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OPTS = [
                       'membership has changed'),
     cfg.IntOpt('retry_backoff',
                default=1,
-               help='Retry backoff factor when retrying to connect with'
+               help='Retry backoff factor when retrying to connect with '
                     'coordination backend'),
     cfg.IntOpt('max_retry_interval',
                default=30,
diff --git a/ceilometer/notification.py b/ceilometer/notification.py
index 467c523656..c745ee950a 100644
--- a/ceilometer/notification.py
+++ b/ceilometer/notification.py
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('batch_size',
                default=100, min=1,
                help='Number of notification messages to wait before '
-               'publishing them. Batching is advised when transformations are'
+               'publishing them. Batching is advised when transformations are '
                'applied in pipeline.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('batch_timeout',
                default=5,
-               help='Number of seconds to wait before publishing samples'
+               help='Number of seconds to wait before publishing samples '
                'when batch_size is not reached (None means indefinitely)'),
     cfg.IntOpt('workers',
                default=1,
diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/hbase/utils.py b/ceilometer/storage/hbase/utils.py
index dc050f4b05..d6f9718bee 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/hbase/utils.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/hbase/utils.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def create_tables(conn, tables, column_families):
                               separator=conn.table_prefix_separator,
                               table_name=table))
 
-            LOG.warning(_("Cannot create table %(table_name)s   "
+            LOG.warning(_("Cannot create table %(table_name)s, "
                         "it already exists. Ignoring error")
                         % {'table_name': table})
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/utils.py b/ceilometer/utils.py
index 0d4998a5b2..e8b51e4078 100644
--- a/ceilometer/utils.py
+++ b/ceilometer/utils.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ROOTWRAP_CONF = "/etc/ceilometer/rootwrap.conf"
 OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('rootwrap_config',
                default=ROOTWRAP_CONF,
-               help='Path to the rootwrap configuration file to'
+               help='Path to the rootwrap configuration file to '
                     'use for running commands as root'),
 ]