diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/PropertyTypeBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/PropertyTypeBO.java
index 63c314f7696f0ee5732419e2342c171fa2db5d40..a2d9b602e07e848c5e2288e01705ceed40337a96 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/PropertyTypeBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/PropertyTypeBO.java
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ public final class PropertyTypeBO extends VocabularyBO implements IPropertyTypeB
                     getPropertyTypeDAO().getDataTypeByCode(EntityDataType.valueOf(dataTypeCode));
         } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e)
         {
-            throw UserFailureException.fromTemplate(String.format("Unknow data type code '%s'."),
-                    dataType);
+            throw UserFailureException.fromTemplate("Unknow data type code '%s'.", dataType);
         }
         assert dataTypePE != null : "Can not be null reaching this point.";
         return dataTypePE;