diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/server-error.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/server-error.html
index cf5d79c7ce..6fce0c9a30 100644
--- a/lms/templates/static_templates/server-error.html
+++ b/lms/templates/static_templates/server-error.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <section class="outside-app">
   <h1>
     ${_(u"There has been a 500 error on the {platform_name} servers").format(
-        platform_name=u"<em>{}</em>".format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
+        platform_name=u"<em>{platform_name}</em>".format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
     )}
   </h1>
   <p>