diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index 56a0a8566..cb74ebcb5 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -3947,8 +3947,7 @@ citus_internal_database_command(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	else
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("citus_internal_database_command() can only be used "
-							   "for CREATE DATABASE command by "
-							   "Citus.")));
+							   "for CREATE DATABASE command by Citus.")));
 	}
 
 	/* rollback GUCs to the state before this session */