diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py
index 2162b09e7560..4debce7281ae 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ def submit_report(self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs):
             else:
                 self._append_issue(issue_cache_key, error_title, error_message)
             return (
-                "Submitted error report to GitHub. Your issue number is [#%s](%s/%s/issues/%s)"
-                % (
+                "Submitted error report to GitHub. Your issue number is [#{}]({}/{}/issues/{})".format(
                     self.issue_cache[issue_cache_key][error_title].number,
                     self.github_base_url,
                     github_projecturl,
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/gitlab.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/gitlab.py
index 6cccb17c8dc3..9abf32a94ec4 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/gitlab.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/gitlab.py
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ def submit_report(self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs):
                         )
 
                 return (
-                    "Submitted error report to GitLab. Your Issue number is [#%s](%s/%s/issues/%s)"
-                    % (
+                    "Submitted error report to GitLab. Your Issue number is [#{}]({}/{}/issues/{})".format(
                         self.issue_cache[issue_cache_key][error_title],
                         self.gitlab_base_url,
                         gitlab_projecturl,