diff --git a/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies.go b/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies.go
index 8f4ff9a7028..b0f3d03b321 100644
--- a/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies.go
+++ b/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func analyseCsprojLockedMode(path string, content []byte, args ...interface{}) (
 		}
 
 		dl.Warn(&checker.LogMessage{
-			Text: fmt.Sprintf("malformed csproj file: %e", err),
+			Text: fmt.Sprintf("malformed csproj file: %v", err),
 		})
 		return true, nil
 	}
diff --git a/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go b/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go
index b2e96f214a5..e9ba8406104 100644
--- a/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go
+++ b/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ func TestCsProjAnalysis(t *testing.T) {
 
 			_, err = analyseCsprojLockedMode(p, content, &r, &dl)
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error %e", err)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
 				return
 			}
 			if tt.expectErrorLogs {