diff --git a/aeron-driver/src/main/c/uri/aeron_driver_uri.c b/aeron-driver/src/main/c/uri/aeron_driver_uri.c
index 10110c78a3..7dbd338606 100644
--- a/aeron-driver/src/main/c/uri/aeron_driver_uri.c
+++ b/aeron-driver/src/main/c/uri/aeron_driver_uri.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int aeron_uri_get_publication_window_length_param(aeron_uri_params_t *uri_params
         {
             AERON_SET_ERR(
                 EINVAL,
-                "%s=" PRIu64 " cannot be less than the %s=" PRIu64,
+                "%s=%" PRIu64 " cannot be less than the %s=%" PRIu64,
                 AERON_URI_PUBLICATION_WINDOW_KEY,
                 value,
                 AERON_URI_MTU_LENGTH_KEY,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int aeron_uri_get_publication_window_length_param(aeron_uri_params_t *uri_params
         {
             AERON_SET_ERR(
                 EINVAL,
-                "%s=" PRIu64 " must not exceed half the %s=" PRIu64,
+                "%s=%" PRIu64 " must not exceed half the %s=%" PRIu64,
                 AERON_URI_PUBLICATION_WINDOW_KEY,
                 value,
                 AERON_URI_TERM_LENGTH_KEY,
diff --git a/aeron-driver/src/test/c/aeron_driver_uri_test.cpp b/aeron-driver/src/test/c/aeron_driver_uri_test.cpp
index dfb366700a..bab910e66a 100644
--- a/aeron-driver/src/test/c/aeron_driver_uri_test.cpp
+++ b/aeron-driver/src/test/c/aeron_driver_uri_test.cpp
@@ -383,6 +383,24 @@ TEST_F(DriverUriTest, shouldFailWithInvalidMaxRetransmits)
     EXPECT_THAT(std::string(aeron_errmsg()), ::testing::HasSubstr("could not parse max-resend"));
 }
 
+TEST_F(DriverUriTest, shouldFailWithPublicationWindowLessThanMtu)
+{
+    aeron_driver_uri_publication_params_t params;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(AERON_URI_PARSE("aeron:udp?endpoint=224.10.9.8|pub-wnd=2048|mtu=4096", &m_uri), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(aeron_diver_uri_publication_params(&m_uri, &params, &m_conductor, false), -1);
+    EXPECT_THAT(std::string(aeron_errmsg()), ::testing::HasSubstr("pub-wnd=2048 cannot be less than the mtu=4096"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(DriverUriTest, shouldFailWithPublicationWindowMoreThanHalfTermLength)
+{
+    aeron_driver_uri_publication_params_t params;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(AERON_URI_PARSE("aeron:udp?endpoint=224.10.9.8|pub-wnd=262144|term-length=65536", &m_uri), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(aeron_diver_uri_publication_params(&m_uri, &params, &m_conductor, false), -1);
+    EXPECT_THAT(std::string(aeron_errmsg()), ::testing::HasSubstr("pub-wnd=262144 must not exceed half the term-length=65536"));
+}
+
 class UriResolverTest : public testing::Test
 {
 public: