diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
index 1f2d8c21..24cb5dda 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	OptionStrMap, haveNetname := node.AddNetname(OptionStrMap)
 	if !haveNetname {
-		return errors.New("A netname must be given for any network related configuration\n")
+		return errors.New("a netname must be given for any network related configuration")
 	}
 	realMap := make(map[string]string)
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
index db906077..f827b605 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/set/root.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 func init() {
 	//var emptyNodeConf node.NodeConf
 	//var emptyKernelE node.KernelEntry
-	myBase := node.CobraCommand{baseCmd}
+	myBase := node.CobraCommand{Command: baseCmd}
 	var emptyNodeConf node.NodeConf
 	emptyNodeConf.Kernel = new(node.KernelConf)
 	emptyNodeConf.Ipmi = new(node.IpmiConf)