diff --git a/daemon-common/vm.py b/daemon-common/vm.py
index 494ae9bc..b5b5c17e 100644
--- a/daemon-common/vm.py
+++ b/daemon-common/vm.py
@@ -1458,16 +1458,10 @@ def backup_vm(
     ttot = round(tend - tstart, 2)
 
     if is_snapshot_remove_failed:
-        retmsg = (
-            f"WARNING: Successfully backed up VM '{domain}' ({backup_type} @ {datestring}) to '{target_path}' in {ttot} seconds, but failed to remove snapshot as requested for volume(s) {', '.join(which_snapshot_remove_failed)}: {', '.join(msg_snapshot_remove_failed)}",
-        )
+        retmsg = f"WARNING: Successfully backed up VM '{domain}' ({backup_type}@{datestring}) to '{target_path}' in {ttot} seconds, but failed to remove snapshot as requested for volume(s) {', '.join(which_snapshot_remove_failed)}: {', '.join(msg_snapshot_remove_failed)}"
     elif retain_snapshots:
-        retmsg = (
-            f"Successfully backed up VM '{domain}' ({backup_type} @ {datestring}, snapshots retained) to '{target_path}' in {ttot} seconds.",
-        )
+        retmsg = f"Successfully backed up VM '{domain}' ({backup_type}@{datestring}, snapshots retained) to '{target_path}' in {ttot} seconds."
     else:
-        retmsg = (
-            f"Successfully backed up VM '{domain}' ({backup_type} @ {datestring}) to '{target_path}' in {ttot} seconds.",
-        )
+        retmsg = f"Successfully backed up VM '{domain}' ({backup_type}@{datestring}) to '{target_path}' in {ttot} seconds."
 
     return True, retmsg