diff --git a/include/internal/catch_objc.hpp b/include/internal/catch_objc.hpp
index 85181f44..88b5ef78 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_objc.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_objc.hpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 }
 
                 virtual std::string toString() const {
-                    return "equals string: \"" + Catch::toString( m_substr ) + "\"";
+                    return "equals string: " + Catch::toString( m_substr );
                 }
             };
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 }
 
                 virtual std::string toString() const {
-                    return "contains string: \"" + Catch::toString( m_substr ) + "\"";
+                    return "contains string: " + Catch::toString( m_substr );
                 }
             };
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 }
 
                 virtual std::string toString() const {
-                    return "starts with: \"" + Catch::toString( m_substr ) + "\"";
+                    return "starts with: " + Catch::toString( m_substr );
                 }
             };
             struct EndsWith : StringHolder<EndsWith> {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 }
 
                 virtual std::string toString() const {
-                    return "ends with: \"" + Catch::toString( m_substr ) + "\"";
+                    return "ends with: " + Catch::toString( m_substr );
                 }
             };
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp b/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp
index 0b35f9d6..b957dd50 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tostring.hpp
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ std::string toString( std::nullptr_t ) {
     std::string toString( NSString const * const& nsstring ) {
         if( !nsstring )
             return "nil";
-        return std::string( "@\"" ) + [nsstring UTF8String] + "\"";
+        return "@" + toString([nsstring UTF8String]);
     }
     std::string toString( NSString * CATCH_ARC_STRONG const& nsstring ) {
         if( !nsstring )
             return "nil";
-        return std::string( "@\"" ) + [nsstring UTF8String] + "\"";
+        return "@" + toString([nsstring UTF8String]);
     }
     std::string toString( NSObject* const& nsObject ) {
         return toString( [nsObject description] );