diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/allowed_contexts.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/allowed_contexts.cpp
index cce78af0a3b95..141603fd6f4db 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/allowed_contexts.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/allowed_contexts.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void assertAllowedInternalIfRequired(const OperationContext* opCtx,
     const auto isInternal = isInternalClient(opCtx->getClient());
 
     uassert(5491300,
-            str::stream() << operatorName << "' is not allowed in user requests",
+            str::stream() << operatorName << " is not allowed in user requests",
             !(allowedWithClientType == AllowedWithClientType::kInternal && !isInternal));
 }
 }  // namespace mongo