diff --git a/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/include/opennav_docking/docking_server.hpp b/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/include/opennav_docking/docking_server.hpp
index 52882996d3c..5a9bf0b3759 100644
--- a/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/include/opennav_docking/docking_server.hpp
+++ b/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/include/opennav_docking/docking_server.hpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DockingServer : public nav2_util::LifecycleNode
   /**
   * @brief Perform a pure rotation to dock orientation.
   */
-void DockingServer::rotateToDock(const geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped & dock_pose)
+  void DockingServer::rotateToDock(const geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped & dock_pose);
 
 
   /**
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void DockingServer::rotateToDock(const geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped & dock_po
   // depending on the initial robot orientation and k_phi, k_delta.
   bool initial_rotation_;
   // Enable aproaching a docking station only with initial detection without updates
-  bool backward_blind;
+  bool backward_blind_;
 
   // This is a class member so it can be accessed in publish feedback
   rclcpp::Time action_start_time_;
diff --git a/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/src/docking_server.cpp b/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/src/docking_server.cpp
index 2f1f9f1b0ed..fc5836f54a4 100644
--- a/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/src/docking_server.cpp
+++ b/nav2_docking/opennav_docking/src/docking_server.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ DockingServer::on_configure(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & state)
   get_parameter("initial_rotation", initial_rotation_);
   get_parameter("backward_blind", backward_blind_);
   if(backward_blind_ && !dock_backwards_){
-    RCLCPP_ERROR(get_logger(), "Docking server configuration is invalid. 
-    backward_blind is enabled when dock_backwards is disabled.");
+    RCLCPP_ERROR(get_logger(), "backward_blind is enabled when dock_backwards is disabled.");
     return nav2_util::CallbackReturn::FAILURE; 
   } else{
     // If you have backward_blind and dock_backward then