diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index dff4ff2..26d6c37 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ def msg_to_websockets(typ: str, msg: str):
 		try:
 			asyncio.run(ws.send(jmsg))
 		except Exception as e:
-			print("ws.send exception: " % e)
+			print("ws.send exception: %s" % e)
 			exit(1)
 
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