diff --git a/frappe/search/website_search.py b/frappe/search/website_search.py
index 3b2c51ef41..452ea2a427 100644
--- a/frappe/search/website_search.py
+++ b/frappe/search/website_search.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class WebsiteSearch(FullTextSearch):
 		self._items_to_index = []
 
 		for i, route in enumerate(routes):
-			update_progress_bar(f"Retrieving Routes", i, len(routes))
+			update_progress_bar("Retrieving Routes", i, len(routes))
 			self._items_to_index += [self.get_document_to_index(route)]
 
 		print()