diff --git a/fdb-relational-core/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/query/SemanticAnalyzer.java b/fdb-relational-core/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/query/SemanticAnalyzer.java
index 4cb9d5d724..83c4d4e5e2 100644
--- a/fdb-relational-core/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/query/SemanticAnalyzer.java
+++ b/fdb-relational-core/src/main/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/query/SemanticAnalyzer.java
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ public static void validateDatabaseUri(@Nonnull Identifier path) {
     public static void validateCteColumnAliases(@Nonnull LogicalOperator logicalOperator, @Nonnull List<Identifier> columnAliases) {
         final var expressions = logicalOperator.getOutput().expanded();
         Assert.thatUnchecked(expressions.size() == columnAliases.size(), ErrorCode.INVALID_COLUMN_REFERENCE,
-                () -> String.format("cte query has %d column(s), however %s aliases defined", expressions.size(), columnAliases.size()));
+                () -> String.format(Locale.ROOT, "cte query has %d column(s), however %d aliases defined", expressions.size(), columnAliases.size()));
     }
 
     @Nonnull
diff --git a/fdb-relational-core/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/PlanGenerationStackTest.java b/fdb-relational-core/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/PlanGenerationStackTest.java
index 5210a6dccc..8e5ef76be0 100644
--- a/fdb-relational-core/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/PlanGenerationStackTest.java
+++ b/fdb-relational-core/src/test/java/com/apple/foundationdb/relational/recordlayer/PlanGenerationStackTest.java
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ public Stream<? extends Arguments> provideArguments(final ExtensionContext conte
                     Arguments.of(75, "with recursive c as (select * from t, c) select * from c", "recursive CTE does not contain non-recursive term"),
                     Arguments.of(76, "with recursive c1 as (select * from restaurant union all select * from c1) select * From c1", null),
                     Arguments.of(77, "with recursive c as (with recursive c1 as (select * from restaurant union all select * from c1) select * From c1 union all select * from restaurant, c) select * from c", null),
-                    Arguments.of(78, "with recursive c as (with c as (select * from restaurant) select * from c union all select * from restaurant) select * from c union all select * from restaurant", "ambiguous nested recursive CTE name")
+                    Arguments.of(78, "with recursive c as (with c as (select * from restaurant) select * from c union all select * from restaurant) select * from c union all select * from restaurant", "ambiguous nested recursive CTE name"),
+                    Arguments.of(79, "with recursive c1(name) as (select * from restaurant union all select * from c1) select * From c", "cte query has 7 column(s), however 1 aliases defined")
             );
         }
     }