diff --git a/backend/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/sw360/cyclonedx/CycloneDxBOMImporter.java b/backend/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/sw360/cyclonedx/CycloneDxBOMImporter.java
index 9357c2a6e7..d1c16f9aa2 100644
--- a/backend/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/sw360/cyclonedx/CycloneDxBOMImporter.java
+++ b/backend/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/sw360/cyclonedx/CycloneDxBOMImporter.java
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ public RequestSummary importFromBOM(InputStream inputStream, AttachmentContent a
                         requestSummary.setMessage(convertCollectionToJSONString(messageMap));
                     }
                 } else {
-                    requestSummary.setMessage(String.format(String.format(
+                    requestSummary.setMessage(String.format(
                             "SBOM import aborted with error: Multiple vcs information found in components, vcs found: %s and total components: %s",
-                            vcsCount, componentsCount)));
+                            vcsCount, componentsCount));
                     return requestSummary;
                 }
             }