Use String.replaceFirst() to substitute %s with username
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/typo3/gerrit/plugins/avatars/typo3org/ExternalUrlAvatarProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/typo3/gerrit/plugins/avatars/typo3org/ExternalUrlAvatarProvider.java index 5569873..6545b2b 100644 --- a/src/main/java/org/typo3/gerrit/plugins/avatars/typo3org/ExternalUrlAvatarProvider.java +++ b/src/main/java/org/typo3/gerrit/plugins/avatars/typo3org/ExternalUrlAvatarProvider.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ } // replace the %s inside the URL with the username - String url = String.format(externalAvatarUrl, username); + String url = externalAvatarUrl.replaceFirst("%s", username); return url; }