diff --git a/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py b/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py
index d0d81b2630f..5fe0ea0bae5 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/database/delete_records/delete_records.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def notify_slack(deleted_records_count: int, table_name: str, select_query: str)
     """Send a message to Slack."""
     text = (
         f"Deleted {deleted_records_count:,} records from the"
-        f" {table_name} table matching query: `{select_query}`"
+        f" `{table_name}` table matching query: `{select_query}`"
     )
     slack.send_message(
         text,
diff --git a/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py b/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py
index ea2f6eba065..caf660685c0 100644
--- a/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py
+++ b/catalog/tests/dags/database/test_delete_records.py
@@ -252,6 +252,6 @@ def test_delete_no_records_from_media_table(
 def test_notify_slack():
     message = notify_slack.function(123456789, "audio", "WHERE provider='foo';")
     assert message == (
-        "Deleted 123,456,789 records from the audio table matching query: "
+        "Deleted 123,456,789 records from the `audio` table matching query: "
         "`WHERE provider='foo';`"
     )