--- htdig-3.2.0b6/htsearch/Display.cc	
+++ htdig-3.2.0b6/htsearch/Display.cc	
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Display::display(int pageNumber)
       // Must temporarily stash the message in a String, since
       // displaySyntaxError will overwrite the static temp used in form.
 
-      String s(form("No such sort method: `%s'", (const char*)config->Find("sort")));
+      String s("invalid sort method");
 
       displaySyntaxError(s);
       return;
--- htdig-3.2.0b6/libhtdig/ResultFetch.cc	
+++ htdig-3.2.0b6/libhtdig/ResultFetch.cc	
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ ResultFetch::fetch()
         // Must temporarily stash the message in a String, since
         // displaySyntaxError will overwrite the static temp used in form.
 
-        String s(form("No such sort method: `%s'", (const char *) config->Find("sort")));
+        String s("invalid sort method");
 
         displaySyntaxError(s);
         //return;