diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/ListProjects.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/ListProjects.java
index 1600fed..4bf1230 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/ListProjects.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/ListProjects.java
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
                   natural(), p -> p.name, p -> showDescription ? p : nullifyDescription(p)));
     } catch (OrmException | MethodNotAllowedException e) {
       logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log(
-          "Internal error while processing the query '{}' request", query);
+          "Internal error while processing the query '%s' request", query);
       throw new BadRequestException("Internal error while processing the query request");
     }
   }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
       out.flush();
     } catch (OrmException | MethodNotAllowedException e) {
       logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log(
-          "Internal error while processing the query '{}' request", query);
+          "Internal error while processing the query '%s' request", query);
       throw new BadRequestException("Internal error while processing the query request");
     }
   }