diff --git a/tests/mgbench/benchmark.py b/tests/mgbench/benchmark.py
index b5f1abee0..6458447d0 100755
--- a/tests/mgbench/benchmark.py
+++ b/tests/mgbench/benchmark.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ for dataset, tests in benchmarks:
             print(
                 "Executing benchmark with",
                 count,
-                "queries that should " "yield a single-threaded runtime of",
+                "queries that should yield a single-threaded runtime of",
                 args.single_threaded_runtime_sec,
                 "seconds.",
             )