diff --git a/synapseclient/core/download/download_functions.py b/synapseclient/core/download/download_functions.py
index 63c450d45..1456d2f7d 100644
--- a/synapseclient/core/download/download_functions.py
+++ b/synapseclient/core/download/download_functions.py
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ def _ftp_report_hook(
                 break
         else:
             client.logger.error(
-                f"[{entity_id}]: " f"Unable to download URLs of type {scheme}"
+                f"[{entity_id}]: Unable to download URLs of type {scheme}"
             )
             return None