diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/WriteMetadataToLinkedPdfsAction.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/WriteMetadataToLinkedPdfsAction.java
index fb6945d2b85..95f8eb2c7d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/WriteMetadataToLinkedPdfsAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/exporter/WriteMetadataToLinkedPdfsAction.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ protected Void call() throws Exception {
                     skipped++;
                 } else {
                     for (Path file : files) {
-                        updateMessage(Localization.lang("Writing metadata to {}", file.getFileName()));
+                        updateMessage(Localization.lang("Writing metadata to %0", file.getFileName()));
 
                         if (Files.exists(file)) {
                             try {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
index 54fb6d7fdfb..2c9d4162851 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
@@ -2579,4 +2579,4 @@ Failed\ to\ download\ from\ URL=Failed to download from URL
 Finished=Finished
 Finished\ writing\ metadata\ for\ library\ %0\ (%1\ succeeded,\ %2\ skipped,\ %3\ errors).=Finished writing metadata for library %0 (%1 succeeded, %2 skipped, %3 errors).
 Processing...=Processing...
-Writing\ metadata\ to\ {}=Writing metadata to {}
+Writing\ metadata\ to\ %0=Writing metadata to %0