diff --git a/spyder/workers/updates.py b/spyder/workers/updates.py
index 2b1a914e7f0..b81d6598392 100644
--- a/spyder/workers/updates.py
+++ b/spyder/workers/updates.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def start(self):
             error_msg = CONNECT_ERROR_MSG
             logger.debug(err, stack_info=True)
         except HTTPError as err:
-            error_msg = HTTP_ERROR_MSG.format(page.status_code)
+            error_msg = HTTP_ERROR_MSG.format(status_code=page.status_code)
             logger.debug(err, stack_info=True)
         except Exception as err:
             error = traceback.format_exc()