diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 468961bd0..350b83abb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
             |> Map.put("context", replied_object.data["context"] || object["conversation"])
           else
             e ->
-              Logger.error("Couldn't fetch \"#{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}\", error: #{inspect(e)}")
+              Logger.error("Couldn't fetch #{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}, error: #{inspect(e)}")
               object
           end
 
         e ->
-          Logger.error("Couldn't fetch \"#{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}\", error: #{inspect(e)}")
+          Logger.error("Couldn't fetch #{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}, error: #{inspect(e)}")
           object
       end
     else
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 0661d5d7c..bebecce8d 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
 
       assert capture_log(fn ->
                {:ok, _returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-             end) =~ "[error] Couldn't fetch \"\"https://404.site/whatever\"\", error: nil"
+             end) =~ "[error] Couldn't fetch \"https://404.site/whatever\", error: nil"
     end
 
     test "it works for incoming notices" do