diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/users.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/users.py
index 5ebaa450789b..ab470d6794cc 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/users.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/users.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def purge(self, user, flush=True):
         private_role = self.app.security_agent.get_private_user_role(user)
         if private_role is None:
             raise exceptions.InconsistentDatabase(
-                "User '%s' private role is missing while attempting to purge deleted user." % user.email
+                f"User '{user.email}' private role is missing while attempting to purge deleted user."
             )
         # Delete History
         for active_history in user.active_histories: