diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/validations/metrics.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/validations/metrics.py
index de7719c7..5221c7af 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/validations/metrics.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/validations/metrics.py
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ def _validate_expr(metric: Metric) -> List[ValidationIssue]:
                                     file_context=FileContext.from_metadata(metadata=metric.metadata),
                                     metric=MetricModelReference(metric_name=metric.name),
                                 ),
-                                message=f"Input metric '{name}' is not used in expr: '{metric.type_params.expr}' "
-                                f"for derived metric '{metric.name}'. Please update the expr or remove the input metric.",
+                                message=f"Input metric '{name}' is not used in expr: '{metric.type_params.expr}' for "
+                                f"derived metric '{metric.name}'. Please update the expr or remove the input metric.",
                             )
                         )