diff --git a/dagshub/common/download.py b/dagshub/common/download.py
index 515673c3..1c15cc5d 100644
--- a/dagshub/common/download.py
+++ b/dagshub/common/download.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def download_url_to_bucket_path(url: str) -> Optional[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
 class DownloadError(Exception):
     def __init__(self, response: Response):
         self.response = response
-        super().__init__("Download failed with status code {response.status_code}")
+        super().__init__(f"Download failed with status code {response.status_code}")
 
 
 def is_download_server_error(error: BaseException) -> bool: