diff --git a/src/ctxcore/rnkdb.py b/src/ctxcore/rnkdb.py
index c4294c1..2151932 100644
--- a/src/ctxcore/rnkdb.py
+++ b/src/ctxcore/rnkdb.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def __init__(self, fname: str, name: str):
         """
         super().__init__(name=name)
 
-        assert os.path.isfile(fname), """Database "{fname}" doesn't exist."""
+        assert os.path.isfile(fname), f"""Database "{fname}" doesn't exist."""
 
         self._fname = fname
         self.ct_db = CisTargetDatabase.init_ct_db(