diff --git a/tools/ges-launch.c b/tools/ges-launch.c
index 9868cd3ea6..dfaaa4f44d 100644
--- a/tools/ges-launch.c
+++ b/tools/ges-launch.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ create_timeline (int nbargs, gchar ** argv)
         g_error ("'%s': could not open path!", source);
 
       if (!(uri = ensure_uri (source))) {
-        GST_ERROR ("couldn't create uri for '%'s", source);
+        GST_ERROR ("couldn't create uri for '%s'", source);
         exit (-1);
       }
       inpoint = str_to_time (argv[i * 3 + 1]);