diff --git a/genie_registry/clinical.py b/genie_registry/clinical.py
index e9882c95..3468ba7b 100644
--- a/genie_registry/clinical.py
+++ b/genie_registry/clinical.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def _check_year_death_validity_message(
     if len(invalid_year_death_indices) > 0:
         error = (
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your YEAR_DEATH and YEAR_CONTACT columns. "
-            "YEAR_DEATH must be >= YEAR_CONTACT. "
+            "YEAR_DEATH must be >= YEAR_CONTACT.\n"
         )
     return error, warning
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def _check_int_dod_validity_message(
     if len(invalid_int_dod_indices) > 0:
         error = (
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your INT_DOD and INT_CONTACT columns. "
-            "INT_DOD must be >= INT_CONTACT. "
+            "INT_DOD must be >= INT_CONTACT.\n"
         )
     return error, warning
 
diff --git a/tests/test_clinical.py b/tests/test_clinical.py
index 8c6384d7..b3908eca 100644
--- a/tests/test_clinical.py
+++ b/tests/test_clinical.py
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def test_errors__validate(clin_class):
             "column, it must be an integer in YYYY format <= {year} or "
             "'Unknown', 'Not Collected', 'Not Released', '>89', '<18'.\n"
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your YEAR_DEATH "
-            "and YEAR_CONTACT columns. YEAR_DEATH must be >= YEAR_CONTACT. "
+            "and YEAR_CONTACT columns. YEAR_DEATH must be >= YEAR_CONTACT.\n"
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your INT_CONTACT "
             "column, it must be an integer, '>32485', '<6570', 'Unknown', "
             "'Not Released' or 'Not Collected'.\n"
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ def test_errors__validate(clin_class):
             "it must be True, False, 'Unknown', "
             "'Not Released' or 'Not Collected'.\n"
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your INT_DOD "
-            "and INT_CONTACT columns. INT_DOD must be >= INT_CONTACT. "
+            "and INT_CONTACT columns. INT_DOD must be >= INT_CONTACT.\n"
             "Patient: you have inconsistent redaction and text values in "
             "YEAR_CONTACT, INT_CONTACT.\n"
             "Patient: you have inconsistent redaction and text values in "
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ def test__check_year_death_validity(df, expected_indices):
         (
             pd.Index([2, 3]),
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your YEAR_DEATH and YEAR_CONTACT columns. "
-            "YEAR_DEATH must be >= YEAR_CONTACT. "
+            "YEAR_DEATH must be >= YEAR_CONTACT.\n"
         ),
     ],
     ids=[
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ def test__check_int_dod_validity(df, expected_indices):
         (
             pd.Index([2, 3]),
             "Patient Clinical File: Please double check your INT_DOD and INT_CONTACT columns. "
-            "INT_DOD must be >= INT_CONTACT. "
+            "INT_DOD must be >= INT_CONTACT.\n"
         ),
     ],
     ids=[