diff --git a/usr/local/pkg/carp_settings.xml b/usr/local/pkg/carp_settings.xml
index 6ea7ebdcfe..26dc823692 100644
--- a/usr/local/pkg/carp_settings.xml
+++ b/usr/local/pkg/carp_settings.xml
@@ -165,16 +165,16 @@
 			$ifdescrs['opt' . $j] = "opt" . $j;
 		foreach($ifdescrs as $descr) 
 			if($config['interfaces']['$descr']['ipaddr'] == $_POST["synchronizetoip"]) 
-				$input_errors[] = "CARP sync IP must be the backup firewall ip!  You cannot specify this firewalls IP in this location.";			
+				$input_errors[] = "CARP sync IP must be the backup firewall IP!  You cannot specify this firewalls IP in this location.";			
 		if($config['virtualip']['vip']) {
 			foreach($config['virtualip']['vip'] as $vip) {
 				if($vip['subnet'] == $_POST["synchronizetoip"]) 				
-					$input_errors[] = "CARP sync IP must be the backup firewall ip!  You cannot specify this firewalls IP in this location.";
+					$input_errors[] = "CARP sync IP must be the backup firewall IP!  You cannot specify this firewalls IP in this location.";
 			}
 		}
 		$wanip = find_interface_ip(get_real_wan_interface());	
 		if($wanip == $_POST["synchronizetoip"]) 
-			$input_errors[] = "CARP sync IP must be the backup firewall ip!  You cannot specify this firewalls IP in this location.";			
+			$input_errors[] = "CARP sync IP must be the backup firewall IP!  You cannot specify this firewalls IP in this location.";			
 	</custom_php_validation_command>
 	<custom_add_php_command_late>
 		/* setup carp interfaces */