diff --git a/Makefile.mini b/Makefile.mini
index eeb82c8..2e6599b 100644
--- a/Makefile.mini
+++ b/Makefile.mini
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endif
 
 SERVICE_PSGI = $(SERVICE_NAME).psgi
 NAMESPACE = KBH
-TPAGE_ARGS = --define kb_runtime=$(RUNTIME) --define kb_runas_user=$(SERVICE_USER) --define kb_top=$(TARGET) --define kb_service_name=$(SERVICE_NAME) --define kb_service_config_stanza=$(SERVICE_CONFIG) --define kb_service_dir=$(SERVICE_DIR) --define kb_service_port=$(SERVICE_PORT) --define kb_psgi=$(SERVICE_PSGI) --define handle_namespace=$(NAMESPACE)
+TPAGE_ARGS = --define kb_runtime=$(RUNTIME) --define kb_runas_user=$(SERVICE_USER) --define kb_top=$(TARGET) --define kb_service_name=$(SERVICE_NAME) --define kb_service_config_stanza=$(SERVICE_CONFIG) --define kb_service_dir=$(SERVICE_DIR) --define kb_service_port=$(SERVICE_PORT) --define kb_psgi=$(SERVICE_PSGI)
 
 deploy-service:
 	mkdir -p ./$(DESTDIR)/services/$(SERVICE_DIR)
diff --git a/lib/Bio/KBase/AbstractHandle/AbstractHandleImpl.pm b/lib/Bio/KBase/AbstractHandle/AbstractHandleImpl.pm
index 707a427..22c8813 100644
--- a/lib/Bio/KBase/AbstractHandle/AbstractHandleImpl.pm
+++ b/lib/Bio/KBase/AbstractHandle/AbstractHandleImpl.pm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Log::Log4perl->easy_init($DEBUG);
 use Bio::KBase::HandleServiceConstants 'handleNameSpace';
 
 our $namespace = handleNameSpace;
-INFO "pid $$ using $namespace as the default handle namespace";
+INFO "pid $$ using '$namespace' as the default handle namespace";
 
 our $cfg = {};
 our ($default_shock, $mysql_host, $mysql_port, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (defined $ENV{KB_DEPLOYMENT_CONFIG} && -e $ENV{KB_DEPLOYMENT_CONFIG}) {
     $data_source   = $cfg->param('handle_service.data-source');
     INFO "pid $$ reading config from $ENV{KB_DEPLOYMENT_CONFIG}";
     INFO "pid $$ using $default_shock as the default shock server";
-    INFO "pid $$ using $namespace as the namespace for handles created by this service";
+    INFO "pid $$ using '$namespace' as the namespace for handles created by this service";
 }
 else {
     die "pid $$ CRITICAL: could not find KB_DEPLOYMENT_CONFIG, exiting";