diff --git a/program/management/commands/initialize.py b/program/management/commands/initialize.py
index 9067fe4c2bf0dd60d07e3a405587b107f0db591a..4ec3cab37e8e5193cefea1f229fab8c36a8ae1b6 100644
--- a/program/management/commands/initialize.py
+++ b/program/management/commands/initialize.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         try:
             call_command("createsuperuser", "--no-input")
         except CommandError:
-            raise CommandError(f"The application is already initialized.")
+            raise CommandError("The application is already initialized.")
 
         call_command("collectstatic", "--no-input")
         call_command(