diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Config.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Config.php
index e81e8062f..f794d46a0 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Config.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Config.php
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ class Config extends Zend_Config
             $this->configFile = $filepath;
             $this->merge(new Zend_Config_Ini($filepath));
         } else {
-            throw new NotReadableError('Cannot read config file "' . $filename . '". Permission denied');
+            throw new NotReadableError(
+                'Cannot read config file "%s". Permission denied',
+                $filename
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Loader.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Loader.php
index 56e59f4b2..15c3a9316 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Loader.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Loader.php
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ class Loader
     public function registerNamespace($namespace, $directory)
     {
         if (!is_dir($directory)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf(
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
                 'Directory "%s" for namespace "%s" does not exist',
                 $directory,
                 $namespace
-            ));
+            );
         }
 
         $this->namespaces[$namespace] = $directory;
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Manager.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Manager.php
index 28241adc3..60c2ee85b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Manager.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Modules/Manager.php
@@ -110,12 +110,14 @@ class Manager
         }
         if (!is_dir($this->enableDir)) {
             throw new NotReadableError(
-                'Cannot read enabled modules. Module directory "' . $this->enableDir . '" is not a directory'
+                'Cannot read enabled modules. Module directory "%s" is not a directory',
+                $this->enableDir
             );
         }
         if (!is_readable($this->enableDir)) {
             throw new NotReadableError(
-                'Cannot read enabled modules. Module directory "' . $this->enableDir . '" is not readable'
+                'Cannot read enabled modules. Module directory "%s" is not readable',
+                $this->enableDir
             );
         }
         if (($dh = opendir($canonical)) !== false) {
@@ -206,10 +208,8 @@ class Manager
     {
         if (!$this->hasInstalled($name)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Cannot enable module "%s". Module is not installed.',
-                    $name
-                )
+                'Cannot enable module "%s". Module is not installed.',
+                $name
             );
         }
 
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ class Manager
 
         if (!is_writable($this->enableDir)) {
             throw new SystemPermissionException(
-                'Can not enable module "' . $name . '". '
-                . 'Insufficient system permissions for enabling modules.'
+                'Can not enable module "%s". Insufficient system permissions for enabling modules.',
+                $name
             );
         }
 
@@ -232,9 +232,11 @@ class Manager
             $error = error_get_last();
             if (strstr($error["message"], "File exists") === false) {
                 throw new SystemPermissionException(
-                    'Could not enable module "' . $name . '" due to file system errors. '
+                    'Could not enable module "%s" due to file system errors. '
                     . 'Please check path and mounting points because this is not a permission error. '
-                    . 'Primary error was: ' . $error['message']
+                    . 'Primary error was: %s',
+                    $name,
+                    $error['message']
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -268,14 +270,18 @@ class Manager
         }
         $link = $this->enableDir . '/' . $name;
         if (!file_exists($link)) {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('Could not disable module. The module ' . $name . ' was not found.');
+            throw new ConfigurationError(
+                'Could not disable module. The module %s was not found.',
+                $name
+            );
         }
         if (!is_link($link)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Could not disable module. The module "' . $name . '" is not a symlink. '
+                'Could not disable module. The module "%s" is not a symlink. '
                 . 'It looks like you have installed this module manually and moved it to your module folder. '
                 . 'In order to dynamically enable and disable modules, you have to create a symlink to '
-                . 'the enabled_modules folder.'
+                . 'the enabled_modules folder.',
+                $name
             );
         }
 
@@ -283,9 +289,11 @@ class Manager
             if (!@unlink($link)) {
                 $error = error_get_last();
                 throw new SystemPermissionException(
-                    'Could not disable module "' . $name . '" due to file system errors. '
+                    'Could not disable module "%s" due to file system errors. '
                     . 'Please check path and mounting points because this is not a permission error. '
-                    . 'Primary error was: ' . $error['message']
+                    . 'Primary error was: %s',
+                    $name,
+                    $error['message']
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -319,10 +327,8 @@ class Manager
         }
 
         throw new ProgrammingError(
-            sprintf(
-                'Trying to access uninstalled module dir: %s',
-                $name
-            )
+            'Trying to access uninstalled module dir: %s',
+            $name
         );
     }
 
@@ -388,10 +394,8 @@ class Manager
     {
         if (!$this->hasLoaded($name)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Cannot access module %s as it hasn\'t been loaded',
-                    $name
-                )
+                'Cannot access module %s as it hasn\'t been loaded',
+                $name
             );
         }
         return $this->loadedModules[$name];
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/AuthChain.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/AuthChain.php
index 216344735..4ab87f7ae 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/AuthChain.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/AuthChain.php
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ class AuthChain implements Iterator
         } catch (ConfigurationError $e) {
             Logger::error(
                 new ConfigurationError(
-                    'Cannot create authentication backend "' . $name . '". An exception was thrown:', 0, $e
+                    'Cannot create authentication backend "%s". An exception was thrown:',
+                    $name,
+                    $e
                 )
             );
             $this->next();
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/DbUserBackend.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/DbUserBackend.php
index 5961028b3..95c99c346 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/DbUserBackend.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/DbUserBackend.php
@@ -73,12 +73,9 @@ class DbUserBackend extends UserBackend
             return ($row !== false) ? true : false;
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new AuthenticationException(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Failed to authenticate user "%s" against backend "%s". An exception was thrown:',
-                    $user->getUsername(),
-                    $this->getName()
-                ),
-                0,
+                'Failed to authenticate user "%s" against backend "%s". An exception was thrown:',
+                $user->getUsername(),
+                $this->getName(),
                 $e
             );
         }
@@ -125,4 +122,4 @@ class DbUserBackend extends UserBackend
 
         return ($row !== false) ? $row->count : 0;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/LdapUserBackend.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/LdapUserBackend.php
index fe80e900a..23a79781d 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/LdapUserBackend.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/Backend/LdapUserBackend.php
@@ -68,21 +68,17 @@ class LdapUserBackend extends UserBackend
         $result = $q->fetchRow();
         if (! isset($result)) {
             throw new AuthenticationException(
-                sprintf(
-                    'No objects with objectClass="%s" in DN="%s" found.',
-                    $this->userClass,
-                    $this->conn->getDN()
-                )
+                'No objects with objectClass="%s" in DN="%s" found.',
+                $this->userClass,
+                $this->conn->getDN()
             );
         }
 
         if (! isset($result->{$this->userNameAttribute})) {
             throw new AuthenticationException(
-                sprintf(
-                    'UserNameAttribute "%s" not existing in objectClass="%s"',
-                    $this->userNameAttribute,
-                    $this->userClass
-                )
+                'UserNameAttribute "%s" not existing in objectClass="%s"',
+                $this->userNameAttribute,
+                $this->userClass
             );
         }
     }
@@ -121,11 +117,8 @@ class LdapUserBackend extends UserBackend
             } catch (AuthenticationException $e) {
                 // Authentication not possible
                 throw new AuthenticationException(
-                    sprintf(
-                        'Authentication against backend "%s" not possible: ',
-                        $this->getName()
-                    ),
-                    0,
+                    'Authentication against backend "%s" not possible: ',
+                    $this->getName(),
                     $e
                 );
             }
@@ -141,12 +134,9 @@ class LdapUserBackend extends UserBackend
         } catch (LdapException $e) {
             // Error during authentication of this specific user
             throw new AuthenticationException(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Failed to authenticate user "%s" against backend "%s". An exception was thrown:',
-                    $user->getUsername(),
-                    $this->getName()
-                ),
-                0,
+                'Failed to authenticate user "%s" against backend "%s". An exception was thrown:',
+                $user->getUsername(),
+                $this->getName(),
                 $e
             );
         }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserBackend.php b/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserBackend.php
index f90eef1c7..9e7abd62a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserBackend.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Authentication/UserBackend.php
@@ -54,16 +54,18 @@ abstract class UserBackend implements Countable
             // Use a custom backend class, this is only useful for testing
             if (!class_exists($backendConfig->class)) {
                 throw new ConfigurationError(
-                    'Authentication configuration for backend "' . $name . '" defines an invalid backend'
-                    . ' class. Backend class "' . $backendConfig->class. '" not found'
+                    'Authentication configuration for backend "%s" defines an invalid backend class.'
+                    . ' Backend class "%s" not found',
+                    $name,
+                    $backendConfig->class
                 );
             }
             return new $backendConfig->class($backendConfig);
         }
         if (($backendType = $backendConfig->backend) === null) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Authentication configuration for backend "' . $name
-                . '" is missing the backend directive'
+                'Authentication configuration for backend "%s" is missing the backend directive',
+                $name
             );
         }
         $backendType = strtolower($backendType);
@@ -74,8 +76,8 @@ abstract class UserBackend implements Countable
         }
         if ($backendConfig->resource === null) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Authentication configuration for backend "' . $name
-                . '" is missing the resource directive'
+                'Authentication configuration for backend "%s" is missing the resource directive',
+                $name
             );
         }
         try {
@@ -100,22 +102,24 @@ abstract class UserBackend implements Countable
             case 'ldap':
                 if (($userClass = $backendConfig->user_class) === null) {
                     throw new ConfigurationError(
-                        'Authentication configuration for backend "' . $name
-                        . '" is missing the user_class directive'
+                        'Authentication configuration for backend "%s" is missing the user_class directive',
+                        $name
                     );
                 }
                 if (($userNameAttribute = $backendConfig->user_name_attribute) === null) {
                     throw new ConfigurationError(
-                        'Authentication configuration for backend "' . $name
-                        . '" is missing the user_name_attribute directive'
+                        'Authentication configuration for backend "%s" is missing the user_name_attribute directive',
+                        $name
                     );
                 }
                 $backend = new LdapUserBackend($resource, $userClass, $userNameAttribute);
                 break;
             default:
                 throw new ConfigurationError(
-                    'Authentication configuration for backend "' . $name. '" defines an invalid backend'
-                    . ' type. Backend type "' . $backendType . '" is not supported'
+                    'Authentication configuration for backend "%s" defines an invalid backend type.'
+                    . ' Backend type "%s" is not supported',
+                    $name,
+                    $backendType
                 );
         }
         $backend->setName($name);
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Cli/Loader.php b/library/Icinga/Cli/Loader.php
index ab8064370..11ca2b70b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Cli/Loader.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Cli/Loader.php
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ class Loader
     {
         if (! $this->hasModule($module)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf('There is no such module: %s', $module)
+                'There is no such module: %s',
+                $module
             );
         }
     }
@@ -341,7 +342,8 @@ class Loader
     {
         if (! $this->hasCommand($command)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf('There is no such command: %s', $command)
+                'There is no such command: %s',
+                $command
             );
         }
     }
@@ -351,7 +353,9 @@ class Loader
         $this->assertModuleExists($module);
         if (! $this->hasModuleCommand($module, $command)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf("The module '%s' has no such command: %s", $module, $command)
+                'The module \'%s\' has no such command: %s',
+                $module,
+                $command
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbConnection.php b/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbConnection.php
index af9cce05c..da05a429f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbConnection.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbConnection.php
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ class DbConnection implements Selectable
                 }
                 break;*/
             default:
-                throw new ConfigurationError(sprintf('Backend "%s" is not supported', $this->dbType));
+                throw new ConfigurationError(
+                    'Backend "%s" is not supported',
+                    $this->dbType
+                );
         }
         $this->dbAdapter = Zend_Db::factory($adapter, $adapterParamaters);
         $this->dbAdapter->setFetchMode(Zend_Db::FETCH_OBJ);
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/Filter/Filter.php b/library/Icinga/Data/Filter/Filter.php
index dc62e206a..7e995bb59 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/Filter/Filter.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/Filter/Filter.php
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ abstract class Filter
         if ((string) $id === $this->getId()) {
             return $this;
         }
-        throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf(
-            'Trying to get invalid filter index "%s" from "%s" ("%s")', $id, $this, $this->id
-        ));
+        throw new ProgrammingError(
+            'Trying to get invalid filter index "%s" from "%s" ("%s")',
+            $id,
+            $this,
+            $this->id
+        );
     }
 
     public function getId()
@@ -136,7 +139,8 @@ abstract class Filter
             case '<=': return new FilterEqualOrLessThan($col, $op, $expression);
             case '!=': return new FilterNotEqual($col, $op, $expression);
             default: throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf('There is no such filter sign: %s', $op)
+                'There is no such filter sign: %s',
+                $op
             );
         }
     }
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ abstract class Filter
                 $args = $args[0];
             }
         }
-        if (count($args) > 1) { 
+        if (count($args) > 1) {
             return new FilterNot(array(new FilterAnd($args)));
         } else {
             return new FilterNot($args);
@@ -203,7 +207,8 @@ abstract class Filter
             case 'NOT': return self::not($filters);
         }
         throw new ProgrammingError(
-            sprintf('"%s" is not a valid filter chain operator', $operator)
+            '"%s" is not a valid filter chain operator',
+            $operator
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php b/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php
index 1db623e17..87f99c0e4 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class ResourceFactory implements ConfigAwareFactory
         self::assertResourcesExist();
         if (($resourceConfig = self::$resources->get($resourceName)) === null) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Cannot load resource config "' . $resourceName . '". Resource does not exist'
+                'Cannot load resource config "%s". Resource does not exist',
+                $resourceName
             );
         }
         return $resourceConfig;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class ResourceFactory implements ConfigAwareFactory
     {
         if (!isset(self::$resources)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                "The ResourceFactory must be initialised by setting a config, before it can be used"
+                'The ResourceFactory must be initialised by setting a config, before it can be used'
             );
         }
     }
@@ -113,7 +114,10 @@ class ResourceFactory implements ConfigAwareFactory
                 $resource = new FileReader($config);
                 break;
             default:
-                throw new ConfigurationError('Unsupported resource type "' . $config->type . '"');
+                throw new ConfigurationError(
+                    'Unsupported resource type "%s"',
+                    $config->type
+                );
         }
         return $resource;
     }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/AuthenticationException.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/AuthenticationException.php
index 91180b796..ebed296e4 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/AuthenticationException.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/AuthenticationException.php
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Exception;
 
-use RuntimeException;
-
 /**
  * Exception thrown if an error occurs during authentication
  */
-class AuthenticationException extends RuntimeException
+class AuthenticationException extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/ConfigurationError.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/ConfigurationError.php
index 988246f5f..aee601a62 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/ConfigurationError.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/ConfigurationError.php
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ namespace Icinga\Exception;
  * Class ConfigurationError
  * @package Icinga\Exception
  */
-class ConfigurationError extends \RuntimeException
+class ConfigurationError extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/IcingaException.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/IcingaException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8443f9c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/IcingaException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+// {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
+// {{{ICINGA_LICENSE_HEADER}}}
+
+namespace Icinga\Exception;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class IcingaException extends Exception
+{
+    /**
+     * @param string $message   format string for vsprintf()
+     * Any futher args:         args for vsprintf()
+     * @see vsprintf
+     *
+     * If there is at least one exception, the last one will be also used for the exception chaining.
+     */
+    public function __construct($message = '')
+    {
+        $args = array_slice(func_get_args(), 1);
+        $exc = null;
+        foreach ($args as &$arg) {
+            if ($arg instanceof Exception) {
+                $exc = $arg;
+            }
+        }
+        parent::__construct(vsprintf($message, $args), 0, $exc);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/MissingParameterException.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/MissingParameterException.php
index dda47aeab..b86ff7d8a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/MissingParameterException.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/MissingParameterException.php
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Exception;
 
-use RuntimeException;
-
 /**
  * Class MissingParameterException
  * @package Icinga\Exception
  */
-class MissingParameterException extends RuntimeException
+class MissingParameterException extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/NotImplementedError.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/NotImplementedError.php
index 01131275d..1d22236df 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/NotImplementedError.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/NotImplementedError.php
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ namespace Icinga\Exception;
  * Class NotImplementedError
  * @package Icinga\Exception
  */
-class NotImplementedError extends \Exception
+class NotImplementedError extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/NotReadableError.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/NotReadableError.php
index 6bc4fc55f..41a7ec8fd 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/NotReadableError.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/NotReadableError.php
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Exception;
 
-use RuntimeException;
-
-class NotReadableError extends RuntimeException
+class NotReadableError extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/NotWritableError.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/NotWritableError.php
index 1b7495b03..cf09d4592 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/NotWritableError.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/NotWritableError.php
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Exception;
 
-use RuntimeException;
-
-class NotWritableError extends RuntimeException
+class NotWritableError extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/ProgrammingError.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/ProgrammingError.php
index 282d80db0..430d1510f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/ProgrammingError.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/ProgrammingError.php
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ namespace Icinga\Exception;
  * Class ProgrammingError
  * @package Icinga\Exception
  */
-class ProgrammingError extends \Exception
+class ProgrammingError extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Exception/SystemPermissionException.php b/library/Icinga/Exception/SystemPermissionException.php
index 8202e34ac..33dfe596c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Exception/SystemPermissionException.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Exception/SystemPermissionException.php
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Exception;
 
-use \Exception;
-
 /**
  * Handle problems according to file system permissions
  */
-class SystemPermissionException extends Exception
+class SystemPermissionException extends IcingaException
 {
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Logger/Logger.php b/library/Icinga/Logger/Logger.php
index 31b0452d2..87811ae69 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Logger/Logger.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Logger/Logger.php
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ class Logger
     {
         $class = 'Icinga\\Logger\\Writer\\' . ucfirst(strtolower($config->type)) . 'Writer';
         if (!class_exists($class)) {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('Cannot find log writer of type "' . $config->type . '"');
+            throw new ConfigurationError(
+                'Cannot find log writer of type "%s"',
+                $config->type
+            );
         }
 
         return new $class($config);
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/FileWriter.php b/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/FileWriter.php
index fef2e8bc7..2795b3541 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/FileWriter.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/FileWriter.php
@@ -33,13 +33,20 @@ class FileWriter extends LogWriter
         $this->path = $config->target;
 
         if (substr($this->path, 0, 6) !== 'php://' && false === file_exists(dirname($this->path))) {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('Log path "' . dirname($this->path) . '" does not exist');
+            throw new ConfigurationError(
+                'Log path "%s" does not exist',
+                dirname($this->path)
+            );
         }
 
         try {
             $this->write(''); // Avoid to handle such errors on every write access
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('Cannot write to log file "' . $this->path . '" (' . $e->getMessage() . ')');
+            throw new ConfigurationError(
+                'Cannot write to log file "%s" (%s)',
+                $this->path,
+                $e->getMessage()
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/SyslogWriter.php b/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/SyslogWriter.php
index fea20b592..8f7711a8a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/SyslogWriter.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Logger/Writer/SyslogWriter.php
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class SyslogWriter extends LogWriter
     {
         if (!array_key_exists($config->facility, $this->facilities)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Cannot create syslog writer with unknown facility "' . $config->facility . '"'
+                'Cannot create syslog writer with unknown facility "%s"',
+                $config->facility
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Command.php b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Command.php
index b7332ce33..e89169f35 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Command.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Command.php
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ abstract class Command
      */
     public function getHostgroupCommand($hostgroup)
     {
-        throw new ProgrammingError(get_class($this) . ' does not provide a hostgroup command');
+        throw new ProgrammingError(
+            '%s does not provide a hostgroup command',
+            get_class($this)
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -150,7 +153,10 @@ abstract class Command
      */
     public function getServicegroupCommand($servicegroup)
     {
-        throw new ProgrammingError(get_class($this) . ' does not provide a servicegroup command');
+        throw new ProgrammingError(
+            '%s does not provide a servicegroup command',
+            get_class($this)
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,6 +169,9 @@ abstract class Command
      */
     public function getGlobalCommand($instance = null)
     {
-        throw new ProgrammingError(getclass($this) . ' does not provide a global command');
+        throw new ProgrammingError(
+            '%s does not provide a global command',
+            getclass($this)
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Transport/LocalPipe.php b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Transport/LocalPipe.php
index ecf1a981c..32f745565 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Transport/LocalPipe.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Commandpipe/Transport/LocalPipe.php
@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@ class LocalPipe implements Transport
             $file->fflush();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Could not open icinga command pipe at "%s" (%s)',
-                    $this->path,
-                    $e->getMessage()
-                )
+                'Could not open icinga command pipe at "%s" (%s)',
+                $this->path,
+                $e->getMessage()
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Statusdat/Reader.php b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Statusdat/Reader.php
index e9b767127..6891e7ba8 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Statusdat/Reader.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Statusdat/Reader.php
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ class Reader implements IReader, Selectable
     {
         if (!is_readable($this->config->object_file)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Can\'t read object-file "' . $this->config->object_file . '", check your configuration'
+                'Can\'t read object-file "%s", check your configuration',
+                $this->config->object_file
             );
         }
         if (!$this->parser) {
@@ -265,7 +266,8 @@ class Reader implements IReader, Selectable
     {
         if (!is_readable($this->config->status_file)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                "Can't read status-file {$this->config->status_file}, check your configuration"
+                'Can\'t read status-file %s, check your configuration',
+                $this->config->status_file
             );
         }
         if (!$this->parser) {
diff --git a/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/PreferencesStore.php b/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/PreferencesStore.php
index 81d47b394..749d054dc 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/PreferencesStore.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/PreferencesStore.php
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ abstract class PreferencesStore
         $storeClass = 'Icinga\\User\\Preferences\\Store\\' . $type . 'Store';
         if (!class_exists($storeClass)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'Preferences configuration defines an invalid storage type. Storage type ' . $type . ' not found'
+                'Preferences configuration defines an invalid storage type. Storage type %s not found',
+                $type
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/DbStore.php b/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/DbStore.php
index 728637a35..348a4f04d 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/DbStore.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/DbStore.php
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ class DbStore extends PreferencesStore
                 ->fetchAll();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new NotReadableError(
-                'Cannot fetch preferences for user ' . $this->getUser()->getUsername() . ' from database', 0, $e
+                'Cannot fetch preferences for user %s from database',
+                $this->getUser()->getUsername(),
+                $e
             );
         }
 
@@ -145,7 +147,9 @@ class DbStore extends PreferencesStore
             }
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new NotWritableError(
-                'Cannot insert preferences for user ' . $this->getUser()->getUsername() . ' into database', 0, $e
+                'Cannot insert preferences for user %s into database',
+                $this->getUser()->getUsername(),
+                $e
             );
         }
     }
@@ -174,7 +178,9 @@ class DbStore extends PreferencesStore
             }
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new NotWritableError(
-                'Cannot update preferences for user ' . $this->getUser()->getUsername() . ' in database', 0, $e
+                'Cannot update preferences for user %s in database',
+                $this->getUser()->getUsername(),
+                $e
             );
         }
     }
@@ -200,7 +206,9 @@ class DbStore extends PreferencesStore
             );
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             throw new NotWritableError(
-                'Cannot delete preferences for user ' . $this->getUser()->getUsername() . ' from database', 0, $e
+                'Cannot delete preferences for user %s from database',
+                $this->getUser()->getUsername(),
+                $e
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/IniStore.php b/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/IniStore.php
index eb1c4cbfb..1f01925c9 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/IniStore.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/User/Preferences/Store/IniStore.php
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ class IniStore extends PreferencesStore
         if (file_exists($this->preferencesFile)) {
             if (!is_readable($this->preferencesFile)) {
                 throw new NotReadableError(
-                    'Preferences INI file ' . $this->preferencesFile . ' for user '
-                    . $this->getUser()->getUsername() . ' is not readable'
+                    'Preferences INI file %s for user %s is not readable',
+                    $this->preferencesFile,
+                    $this->getUser()->getUsername()
                 );
             } else {
                 $this->preferences = parse_ini_file($this->preferencesFile);
@@ -97,10 +98,8 @@ class IniStore extends PreferencesStore
             if (!file_exists($this->preferencesFile)) {
                 if (!is_writable($this->getStoreConfig()->location)) {
                     throw new NotWritableError(
-                        sprintf(
-                            'Path to the preferences INI files %s is not writable',
-                            $this->getStoreConfig()->location
-                        )
+                        'Path to the preferences INI files %s is not writable',
+                        $this->getStoreConfig()->location
                     );
                 }
 
@@ -109,8 +108,9 @@ class IniStore extends PreferencesStore
 
             if (!is_writable($this->preferencesFile)) {
                 throw new NotWritableError(
-                    'Preferences INI file ' . $this->preferencesFile . ' for user '
-                    . $this->getUser()->getUsername() . ' is not writable'
+                    'Preferences INI file %s for user %s is not writable',
+                    $this->preferencesFile,
+                    $this->getUser()->getUsername()
                 );
             }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Util/Format.php b/library/Icinga/Util/Format.php
index 0658b2a57..0c69fbde4 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Util/Format.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Util/Format.php
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ class Format
             return '-';
         }
         if (! preg_match('~^\d+$~', $timestamp)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf('"%s" is not a number', $timestamp));
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                '"%s" is not a number',
+                $timestamp
+            );
         }
         $prefix = '';
         if ($diff < 0) {
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php
index d6f07cd3a..65dc7c8d1 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
                 $element->setAttrib('class', $class);
             } else {
                 throw new ProgrammingError(
-                    'You need to add the element "' . $elementName . '" to' .
-                    ' the form before automatic submission can be enabled!'
+                    'You need to add the element "%s" to the form before automatic submission can be enabled!',
+                    $elementName
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Hook.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Hook.php
index 2b776daca..76200493a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Hook.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Hook.php
@@ -117,11 +117,9 @@ class Hook
         $base_class = self::$BASE_NS . ucfirst($name);
         if (!$instance instanceof $base_class) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    '%s is not an instance of %s',
-                    get_class($instance),
-                    $base_class
-                )
+                '%s is not an instance of %s',
+                get_class($instance),
+                $base_class
             );
         }
     }
@@ -185,7 +183,10 @@ class Hook
     public static function registerClass($name, $key, $class)
     {
         if (!class_exists($class)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError('"' . $class . '" is not an existing class');
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                '"%s" is not an existing class',
+                $class
+            );
         }
 
         if (!isset(self::$hooks[$name])) {
@@ -207,7 +208,10 @@ class Hook
     public static function registerObject($name, $key, $object)
     {
         if (!is_object($object)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError('"' . $object . '" is not an instantiated class');
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                '"%s" is not an instantiated class',
+                $object
+            );
         }
 
         if (!isset(self::$instances[$name])) {
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php
index 0d8cda402..2fa49b99c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Menu.php
@@ -456,7 +456,10 @@ class Menu implements RecursiveIterator
     public function getSubMenu($id)
     {
         if (false === $this->hasSubMenu($id)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError('Tried to get invalid sub menu "' . $id . '"');
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                'Tried to get invalid sub menu "%s"',
+                $id
+            );
         }
 
         return $this->subMenus[$id];
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Notification.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Notification.php
index 3dd04c615..178a07e0a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Notification.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Notification.php
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ class Notification
             )
         )) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    '"%s" is not a valid notification type',
-                    $type
-                )
+                '"%s" is not a valid notification type',
+                $type
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php
index ed3acf6a7..9f0294c3c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Url.php
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ class Url
         }
 
         if (!is_string($url)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf('url "%s" is not a string', $url));
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                'url "%s" is not a string',
+                $url
+            );
         }
 
         $urlObject = new Url();
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/View.php b/library/Icinga/Web/View.php
index b74bca41c..22e8e6fbd 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/View.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/View.php
@@ -103,10 +103,8 @@ class View extends Zend_View_Abstract
     {
         if ($this->hasHelperFunction($name)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Cannot assign the same helper function twice: "%s"',
-                    $name
-                )
+                'Cannot assign the same helper function twice: "%s"',
+                $name
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/url.php b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/url.php
index 14b741e78..2fca99098 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/url.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/url.php
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ $this->addHelperFunction('attributeToString', function ($key, $value)
 {
     // TODO: Doublecheck this!
     if (! preg_match('~^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$~', $key)) {
-        throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf(
+        throw new ProgrammingError(
             'Trying to set an invalid HTML attribute name: %s',
             $key
-        ));
+        );
     }
 
     return sprintf(
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget.php
index 4bb177341..b181a49ea 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget.php
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ class Widget
 
         if (! class_exists($class)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'There is no such widget: %s',
-                    $name
-                )
+                'There is no such widget: %s',
+                $name
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/AbstractWidget.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/AbstractWidget.php
index 37fb7ad36..fe4d2434d 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/AbstractWidget.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/AbstractWidget.php
@@ -52,11 +52,9 @@ abstract class AbstractWidget
         }
 
         throw new ProgrammingError(
-            sprintf(
-                'Trying to get invalid "%s" property for %s',
-                $key,
-                get_class($this)
-            )
+            'Trying to get invalid "%s" property for %s',
+            $key,
+            get_class($this)
         );
     }
 
@@ -78,14 +76,12 @@ abstract class AbstractWidget
         }
 
         throw new ProgrammingError(
-            sprintf(
-                'Trying to set invalid "%s" property in %s. Allowed are: %s',
-                $key,
-                get_class($this),
-                empty($this->properties)
+            'Trying to set invalid "%s" property in %s. Allowed are: %s',
+            $key,
+            get_class($this),
+            empty($this->properties)
                 ? 'none'
                 : implode(', ', array_keys($this->properties))
-            )
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard.php
index f565c0fca..d8b09b15a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard.php
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ class Dashboard extends AbstractWidget
     {
         if (! array_key_exists($name, $this->panes)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf('Trying to retrieve invalid dashboard pane "%s"', $name)
+                'Trying to retrieve invalid dashboard pane "%s"',
+                $name
             );
         }
         return $this->panes[$name];
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php
index 15cf56524..39ad1fda3 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Dashboard/Pane.php
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ class Pane extends AbstractWidget
         if ($this->hasComponent($title)) {
             return $this->components[$title];
         }
-        throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf('Trying to access invalid component: %s', $title));
+        throw new ProgrammingError(
+            'Trying to access invalid component: %s',
+            $title
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ class Pane extends AbstractWidget
         } elseif (is_string($component) && $url !== null) {
              $this->components[$component] = new Component($component, $url, $this);
         } else {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('Invalid component added: ' . $component);
+            throw new ConfigurationError('Invalid component added: %s', $component);
         }
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tabs.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tabs.php
index cd480ba32..716d5a959 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tabs.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Tabs.php
@@ -154,10 +154,8 @@ EOT;
     {
         if ($this->has($name)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Cannot add a tab named "%s" twice"',
-                    $name
-                )
+                'Cannot add a tab named "%s" twice"',
+                $name
             );
         }
         return $this->set($name, $tab);
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/CommandController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/CommandController.php
index bb1abcc74..f3055371a 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/CommandController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/CommandController.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Monitoring_CommandController extends Controller
                 if ($targetConfig->get($instance)) {
                     $this->target = new CommandPipe($targetConfig->get($instance));
                 } else {
-                    throw new ConfigurationError('Instance is not configured: '. $instance);
+                    throw new ConfigurationError('Instance is not configured: %s', $instance);
                 }
             } else {
                 if ($targetConfig && $targetInfo = $targetConfig->current()) {
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php
index 21f2b91db..e10c70d4e 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ class Backend implements Selectable, Queryable, ConnectionInterface
             $backendConfig = $defaultBackend;
         } else {
             if (!array_key_exists($backendName, $allBackends)) {
-                throw new ConfigurationError('No configuration for backend ' . $backendName);
+                throw new ConfigurationError('No configuration for backend %s', $backendName);
             }
             $backendConfig = $allBackends[$backendName];
             if ((bool) $backendConfig->get('disabled', false)) {
                 throw new ConfigurationError(
-                    'Configuration for backend ' . $backendName . ' available but backend is disabled'
+                    'Configuration for backend %s available but backend is disabled',
+                    $backendName
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -147,7 +148,10 @@ public function getResource()
     {
         $viewClass = '\\Icinga\\Module\\Monitoring\\DataView\\' . ucfirst($viewName);
         if (!class_exists($viewClass)) {
-            throw new ProgrammingError('DataView ' . ucfirst($viewName) . ' does not exist');
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                'DataView %s does not exist',
+                ucfirst($viewName)
+            );
         }
         return $viewClass;
     }
@@ -174,7 +178,9 @@ public function getResource()
             . 'Query';
         if (!class_exists($queryClass)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                'Query "' . ucfirst($queryName) . '" does not exist for backend ' . ucfirst($this->type)
+                'Query "%s" does not exist for backend %s',
+                ucfirst($queryName),
+                ucfirst($this->type)
             );
         }
         return $queryClass;
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend/Ido/Query/IdoQuery.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend/Ido/Query/IdoQuery.php
index f0f927487..df7118fe0 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend/Ido/Query/IdoQuery.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend/Ido/Query/IdoQuery.php
@@ -442,7 +442,11 @@ abstract class IdoQuery extends DbQuery
         } elseif ($this->isCustomVar($alias)) {
             $this->requireCustomvar($alias);
         } else {
-            throw new ProgrammingError(sprintf('%s : Got invalid column: %s', get_called_class(), $alias));
+            throw new ProgrammingError(
+                '%s : Got invalid column: %s',
+                get_called_class(),
+                $alias
+            );
         }
         return $this;
     }
@@ -476,7 +480,8 @@ abstract class IdoQuery extends DbQuery
     {
         if ($this->hasJoinedVirtualTable($name)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf('IDO query virtual table conflict with "%s"', $name)
+                'IDO query virtual table conflict with "%s"',
+                $name
             );
         }
         return $this;
@@ -499,10 +504,8 @@ abstract class IdoQuery extends DbQuery
             $this->$func();
         } else {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Cannot join "%s", no such table found',
-                    $table
-                )
+                'Cannot join "%s", no such table found',
+                $table
             );
         }
         $this->joinedVirtualTables[$table] = true;
@@ -581,10 +584,8 @@ abstract class IdoQuery extends DbQuery
         // TODO: Improve this:
         if (! preg_match('~^_(host|service)_([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$~', $customvar, $m)) {
             throw new ProgrammingError(
-                sprintf(
-                    'Got invalid custom var: "%s"',
-                    $customvar
-                )
+                'Got invalid custom var: "%s"',
+                $customvar
             );
         }
         return array($m[1], $m[2]);
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php
index 7a91bfc85..615999bdb 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Timeline/TimeEntry.php
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ class TimeEntry
                 $entry->{$methodName}($value);
             } else {
                 throw new ProgrammingError(
-                    'Method "' . $methodName . '" does not exist on object of type "' . __CLASS__ . '"'
+                    'Method "%s" does not exist on object of type "%s"',
+                    $methodName,
+                    __CLASS__
                 );
             }
         }