diff --git a/gorm.go b/gorm.go
index 589fc4ff..b5acb127 100644
--- a/gorm.go
+++ b/gorm.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func Open(dialector Dialector, opts ...Option) (db *DB, err error) {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		config.Logger.Error(context.Background(), "failed to initialize database, got error %v", err)
+		config.Logger.Error(context.Background(), "failed to initialize database, got error ", err)
 	}
 
 	return