diff --git a/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py b/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py
index d220a3624..98f02d936 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py
@@ -147,8 +147,11 @@ def get_ipmi_address(node):
                 ip = socket.gethostbyname(value)
                 return ip
             except socket.gaierror:
-                msg = ('Failed to resolve the hostname (%s) for node %s')
-                raise utils.Error(msg % (value, node.uuid), node_info=node)
+                msg = _('Failed to resolve the hostname (%(value)s)'
+                        ' for node %(uuid)s')
+                raise utils.Error(msg % {'value': value,
+                                         'uuid': node.uuid},
+                                  node_info=node)
 
 
 def get_client(token=None,
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/firewall.py b/ironic_inspector/firewall.py
index c8e403602..ec5cff1c2 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/firewall.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/firewall.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ def _iptables(*args, **kwargs):
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
         output = exc.output.replace('\n', '. ')
         if ignore:
-            LOG.debug('Ignoring failed iptables %s: %s', args, output)
+            LOG.debug('Ignoring failed iptables %(args)s: %(output)s',
+                      {'args': args, 'output': output})
         else:
             LOG.error(_LE('iptables %(iptables)s failed: %(exc)s') %
                       {'iptables': args, 'exc': output})