diff --git a/puppet/files/puppet-check b/puppet/files/puppet-check
index 9b63cd2..5518d6e 100755
--- a/puppet/files/puppet-check
+++ b/puppet/files/puppet-check
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ begin
     pid = File.new(pidfile, "r").read.to_i
 rescue Errno::ENOENT
     err = sprintf("puppetd not running on host '%s'\n", Socket.gethostname)
-    Syslog.info sprintf(err)
+    Syslog.info err
     print err
     Syslog.close
     exit