diff --git a/addons/cert.py b/addons/cert.py
index f0dd6ab99..8909cf04f 100755
--- a/addons/cert.py
+++ b/addons/cert.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def reportError(token, severity, msg, id):
     if VERIFY:
         VERIFY_ACTUAL.append(str(token.linenr) + ':cert-' + id)
     else:
-        cppcheckdata.reportErrorCli(token, severity, msg, 'cert', id)
+        cppcheckdata.reportError(token, severity, msg, 'cert', id)
 
 def simpleMatch(token, pattern):
     for p in pattern.split(' '):
diff --git a/addons/cppcheckdata.py b/addons/cppcheckdata.py
index 095e38776..583db2708 100755
--- a/addons/cppcheckdata.py
+++ b/addons/cppcheckdata.py
@@ -797,9 +797,11 @@ def ArgumentParser():
     return parser
 
 
-def reportErrorCli(location, severity, message, addon, errorId):
+def reportError(location, severity, message, addon, errorId):
     if '--cli' in sys.argv:
         errout = sys.stdout
+        loc = '[%s:%i:%i]' % (location.file, location.linenr, location.col)
     else:
         errout = sys.errout
-    errout.write('[%s:%i:%i] (%s) %s [%s-%s]\n' % (location.file, location.linenr, location.col, severity, message, addon, errorId))
+        loc = '[%s:%i]' % (location.file, location.linenr)
+    errout.write('%s (%s) %s [%s-%s]\n' % (loc, severity, message, addon, errorId))
diff --git a/addons/findcasts.py b/addons/findcasts.py
index b595cbb32..e44c94482 100755
--- a/addons/findcasts.py
+++ b/addons/findcasts.py
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
             if typetok.str == 'void':
                 continue
 
-            cppcheckdata.reportErrorCli(token, 'information', 'found a cast', 'findcasts', 'cast')
+            cppcheckdata.reportError(token, 'information', 'found a cast', 'findcasts', 'cast')
diff --git a/addons/misc.py b/addons/misc.py
index 6de028d4a..6e2c59f4b 100644
--- a/addons/misc.py
+++ b/addons/misc.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def reportError(token, severity, msg, id):
     if VERIFY:
         VERIFY_ACTUAL.append(str(token.linenr) + ':' + id)
     else:
-        cppcheckdata.reportErrorCli(token, severity, msg, 'misc', id)
+        cppcheckdata.reportError(token, severity, msg, 'misc', id)
 
 def simpleMatch(token, pattern):
     for p in pattern.split(' '):
diff --git a/addons/misra.py b/addons/misra.py
index 40f73e01e..3b8be22fa 100755
--- a/addons/misra.py
+++ b/addons/misra.py
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ class MisraChecker:
                 errmsg = 'misra violation (use --rule-texts=<file> to get proper output)'
             else:
                 return
-            cppcheckdata.reportErrorCli(location, severity, errmsg, 'misra', errorId)
+            cppcheckdata.reportError(location, severity, errmsg, 'misra', errorId)
 
             if not severity in self.violations:
                 self.violations[severity] = []
diff --git a/addons/naming.py b/addons/naming.py
index 90d4f0a8a..ca59f57b9 100755
--- a/addons/naming.py
+++ b/addons/naming.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
         validate_regex(RE_FUNCTIONNAME)
 
 def reportError(token, severity, msg, errorId):
-    cppcheckdata.reportErrorCli(token, severity, msg, 'naming', errorId)
+    cppcheckdata.reportError(token, severity, msg, 'naming', errorId)
 
 for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
     if not arg.endswith('.dump'):
diff --git a/addons/threadsafety.py b/addons/threadsafety.py
index ccf6503a4..bbcd4bc00 100755
--- a/addons/threadsafety.py
+++ b/addons/threadsafety.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import cppcheckdata
 import sys
 
 def reportError(token, severity, msg, id):
-	cppcheckdata.reportErrorCli(token, severity, msg, 'threadsafety', id)
+    cppcheckdata.reportError(token, severity, msg, 'threadsafety', id)
 
 
 def checkstatic(data):