diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index 4eede521..d1cc7634 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ pub fn read_header<R: Reader>(stream: &mut R) -> HttpResult<Option<RawHeaderLine
     let mut value = vec![];
 
     loop {
-        match inspect!("header byte", try_io!(stream.read_byte())) {
+        match try_io!(stream.read_byte()) {
             CR if name.len() == 0 => {
                 match try_io!(stream.read_byte()) {
                     LF => return Ok(None),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 24078f88..f2e1fbed 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ macro_rules! trace(
 macro_rules! inspect(
     ($name:expr, $value:expr) => ({
         let v = $value;
-        debug!("inspect: $name = {}", v);
+        debug!("inspect: {} = {}", $name, v);
         v
     })
 )