diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c3c2236529..3898932ff5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 	* src/gnome/gnc-split-reg.c: remove reference to gnc-regwidget.h
 	  (which no longer exists)
 
+	* src/gnome-utils/gnc-gui-query.c: use the right string when building
+	  the dialog (use the output from vsprintf, not the input)
+	
 2002-11-03  Joshua Sled  <jsled@asynchronous.org>
 
 	* src/gnome/dialog-sxsincelast.c: Use GNCSplitReg over
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-gui-query.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-gui-query.c
index 58741ac5e0..b5eab13e19 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-gui-query.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-gui-query.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ gnc_ok_cancel_dialog_common(gncUIWidget parent,
   gchar *buffer;
 
   buffer = g_strdup_vprintf(format, args);
-  dialog = gnome_message_box_new(format,
+  dialog = gnome_message_box_new(buffer,
                                  GNOME_MESSAGE_BOX_QUESTION,
                                  GNOME_STOCK_BUTTON_OK,
                                  GNOME_STOCK_BUTTON_CANCEL,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ gnc_verify_cancel_dialog_common(GtkWidget *parent,
   gchar *buffer;
 
   buffer = g_strdup_vprintf(format, args);
-  verify_box = gnome_message_box_new(format,
+  verify_box = gnome_message_box_new(buffer,
 				     GNOME_MESSAGE_BOX_QUESTION,
 				     GNOME_STOCK_BUTTON_YES,
 				     GNOME_STOCK_BUTTON_NO,