diff --git a/backend/danswer/connectors/mediawiki/family.py b/backend/danswer/connectors/mediawiki/family.py
index 0d953066700..163bca2ef6b 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/connectors/mediawiki/family.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/connectors/mediawiki/family.py
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ class FamilyFileGeneratorInMemory(generate_family_file.FamilyFileGenerator):
 
         if any(x not in generate_family_file.NAME_CHARACTERS for x in name):
             raise ValueError(
-                'ERROR: Name of family "{}" must be ASCII letters and digits [a-zA-Z0-9]',
-                name,
+                f'ERROR: Name of family "{name}" must be ASCII letters and digits [a-zA-Z0-9]',
             )
 
         if isinstance(dointerwiki, bool):