diff --git a/programs/copier/Internals.cpp b/programs/copier/Internals.cpp
index ea2be469945..bec612a8226 100644
--- a/programs/copier/Internals.cpp
+++ b/programs/copier/Internals.cpp
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ Names extractPrimaryKeyColumnNames(const ASTPtr & storage_ast)
         {
             String pk_column = primary_key_expr_list->children[i]->getColumnName();
             if (pk_column != sorting_key_column)
-                throw Exception("Primary key must be a prefix of the sorting key, but in position "
-                                + toString(i) + " its column is " + pk_column + ", not " + sorting_key_column,
+                throw Exception("Primary key must be a prefix of the sorting key, but the column in the position "
+                                + toString(i) + " is " + sorting_key_column +", not " + pk_column,
                                 ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS);
 
             if (!primary_key_columns_set.emplace(pk_column).second)
diff --git a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp
index 8866c2beef2..dfa35ea2b9f 100644
--- a/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp
+++ b/src/Storages/MergeTree/MergeTreeData.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ void MergeTreeData::checkProperties(
         {
             const String & pk_column = new_primary_key.column_names[i];
             if (pk_column != sorting_key_column)
-                throw Exception("Primary key must be a prefix of the sorting key, but in position "
-                    + toString(i) + " its column is " + pk_column + ", not " + sorting_key_column,
+                throw Exception("Primary key must be a prefix of the sorting key, but the column in the position "
+                    + toString(i) + " is " + sorting_key_column +", not " + pk_column,
                     ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS);
 
             if (!primary_key_columns_set.emplace(pk_column).second)