diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_secret_manager.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_secret_manager.py
index 91b186d..a02a402 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_secret_manager.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_secret_manager.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def main():
             fetch.pop('value')
             fetch.pop('payload')
             if "msg" in fetch:
-                fetch['msg'] = f"{fetch['msg']} | not returning secret value since 'return_value is set to false"
+                fetch['msg'] = "{} | not returning secret value since 'return_value is set to false".format(fetch['msg'])
             else:
                 fetch['msg'] = "not returning secret value since 'return_value is set to false"