diff --git a/magneto/src/magneto/gtk/interfaces.py b/magneto/src/magneto/gtk/interfaces.py
index 47e263e86..1c2d9443f 100644
--- a/magneto/src/magneto/gtk/interfaces.py
+++ b/magneto/src/magneto/gtk/interfaces.py
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ class Magneto(MagnetoCore):
 
         critical_txt = ""
         if entropy_ver is not None:
-            critical_txt = "%s <b>sys-apps/entropy</b> "
-            "%s, %s <b>%s</b>. %s." % (
+            critical_txt = "%s <b>sys-apps/entropy</b> %s, %s <b>%s</b>. %s."
+            txt = critical_txt % (
                 _("Your system currently has an outdated version of"),
                 _("installed"),
                 _("the latest available version is"),
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@ class Magneto(MagnetoCore):
                   "the latest before updating any other packages")
             )
 
-        self._notice_window.populate(packages, critical_txt)
+        self._notice_window.populate(packages, txt)
         self._notice_window.show()
         self.notice_window_shown = True
diff --git a/magneto/src/magneto/gtk3/interfaces.py b/magneto/src/magneto/gtk3/interfaces.py
index 45ed1c337..a0c2f6850 100644
--- a/magneto/src/magneto/gtk3/interfaces.py
+++ b/magneto/src/magneto/gtk3/interfaces.py
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ class Magneto(MagnetoCore):
 
         critical_txt = ''
         if entropy_ver is not None:
-            critical_txt = "%s <b>sys-apps/entropy</b>"
-            " %s, %s <b>%s</b>. %s." % (
+            critical_txt = "%s <b>sys-apps/entropy</b> %s, %s <b>%s</b>. %s."
+            txt = critical_txt % (
                 _("Your system currently has an outdated version of"),
                 _("installed"),
                 _("the latest available version is"),
@@ -210,6 +210,6 @@ class Magneto(MagnetoCore):
                   " the latest before updating any other packages")
                 )
 
-        self._notice_window.populate(packages, critical_txt)
+        self._notice_window.populate(packages, txt)
         self._notice_window.show()
         self.notice_window_shown = True