diff --git a/frigate/events/audio.py b/frigate/events/audio.py
index c61e93571..72333bc8a 100644
--- a/frigate/events/audio.py
+++ b/frigate/events/audio.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class AudioEventMaintainer(threading.Thread):
             audio = np.frombuffer(chunk, dtype=np.int16)
             self.detect_audio(audio)
         except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error("Error reading audio data from ffmpeg process: {e}")
+            self.logger.error(f"Error reading audio data from ffmpeg process: {e}")
             log_and_restart()
 
     def run(self) -> None: