diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/AbstractLauncher.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/AbstractLauncher.java
index 1299201267ae1a32a0d6d5f7fbe71570559bb606..736da0a05d3d569fe52ef23a301c9a45ebd78744 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/AbstractLauncher.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/AbstractLauncher.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLauncher extends ConnectorImpl implements LaunchingConnec
      * This class simply provides a context for a single launch and
      * accept. It provides instance fields that can be used by
      * all threads involved. This stuff can't be in the Connector proper
-     * because the connector is is a singleton and not specific to any
+     * because the connector is a singleton and is not specific to any
      * one launch.
      */
     private class Helper {
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/SunCommandLineLauncher.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/SunCommandLineLauncher.java
index b5086fd9d5fbeb2d413677d6999355e9fece5036..20be57c85c4a9845839c060617614f55a1ba870b 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/SunCommandLineLauncher.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/SunCommandLineLauncher.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class SunCommandLineLauncher extends AbstractLauncher implements Launchin
                 exePath = exe;
             }
             // Quote only if necessary in case the quote arg value is bogus
-            if (hasWhitespace(exe)) {
+            if (hasWhitespace(exePath)) {
                 exePath = quote + exePath + quote;
             }