diff --git a/src/tools/messages/MessageFileVerifier.java b/src/tools/messages/MessageFileVerifier.java
index af06298d..75e9927e 100644
--- a/src/tools/messages/MessageFileVerifier.java
+++ b/src/tools/messages/MessageFileVerifier.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
  */
 public class MessageFileVerifier {
 
-    private static final char NEW_LINE = '\n';
+    private static final String NEW_LINE = "\n";
 
     private final String messagesFile;
     private final Set<String> unknownKeys = new HashSet<>();
@@ -96,20 +96,13 @@ public class MessageFileVerifier {
             }
         }
 
-        // Very ugly way of verifying if the last char in the file is a new line, in which case we won't start by
-        // adding a new line to the file. It's grossly inefficient but with the scale of the messages file it's fine
-        String fileContents = FileUtils.readFromFile(messagesFile);
-        String contentsToAdd = "";
-        if (fileContents.charAt(fileContents.length() - 1) == NEW_LINE) {
-            contentsToAdd += NEW_LINE;
-        }
-
-        // We know that all keys in keysToAdd are safe to retrieve and add
+        // We know that all keys in keysToAdd are safe to retrieve and write
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(NEW_LINE);
         for (String keyToAdd : keysToAdd) {
-            contentsToAdd += keyToAdd + ":" + defaultMessages.get(keyToAdd) + NEW_LINE;
+            sb.append(keyToAdd).append(":").append(defaultMessages.get(keyToAdd)).append(NEW_LINE);
             missingKeys.put(keyToAdd, true);
         }
-        FileUtils.appendToFile(messagesFile, contentsToAdd);
+        FileUtils.appendToFile(messagesFile, sb.toString());
     }
 
     private static Set<String> getAllMessageKeys() {
diff --git a/src/tools/messages/MessagesVerifierRunner.java b/src/tools/messages/MessagesVerifierRunner.java
index 036ea849..174c00f7 100644
--- a/src/tools/messages/MessagesVerifierRunner.java
+++ b/src/tools/messages/MessagesVerifierRunner.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static java.lang.String.format;
  */
 public final class MessagesVerifierRunner {
 
-    public static final String MESSAGES_FOLDER = ToolsConstants.MAIN_RESOURCES_ROOT + "messages/";
+    private static final String MESSAGES_FOLDER = ToolsConstants.MAIN_RESOURCES_ROOT + "messages/";
     private static final String SOURCES_TAG = "{msgdir}";
 
     private MessagesVerifierRunner() {
@@ -63,11 +63,15 @@ public final class MessagesVerifierRunner {
                 verifyFile(verifier);
             }
         }
+
+        if (messageFiles.size() > 1) {
+            System.out.println("Checked " + messageFiles.size() + " files");
+        }
     }
 
     private static void verifyFile(MessageFileVerifier verifier) {
         Map<String, Boolean> missingKeys = verifier.getMissingKeys();
-        if (missingKeys.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!missingKeys.isEmpty()) {
             System.out.println("  Missing keys: " + missingKeys.keySet());
         }
 
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ public final class MessagesVerifierRunner {
             verifier.addMissingKeys(defaultMessages);
             missingKeys = verifier.getMissingKeys();
             List<String> addedKeys = getKeysWithValue(Boolean.TRUE, missingKeys);
-            System.out.println("Could add missing keys " + addedKeys);
+            System.out.println("  Added missing keys " + addedKeys);
 
             List<String> unsuccessfulKeys = getKeysWithValue(Boolean.FALSE, missingKeys);
             if (!unsuccessfulKeys.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/tools/permissions/PermissionsListWriter.java b/src/tools/permissions/PermissionsListWriter.java
index 3f675ad5..c8ba0554 100644
--- a/src/tools/permissions/PermissionsListWriter.java
+++ b/src/tools/permissions/PermissionsListWriter.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public class PermissionsListWriter {
 
         boolean writeToFile = false;
         if (includeDescription) {
-            System.out.println("Write to file? [Enter 'n' for console output]");
-            writeToFile = !matches("n", scanner);
+            System.out.println("Write to file? [Enter 'y' for yes]");
+            writeToFile = matches("y", scanner);
         }
         scanner.close();