diff --git a/functions/notify_slack.py b/functions/notify_slack.py
index d7e7c864..04ebc58f 100644
--- a/functions/notify_slack.py
+++ b/functions/notify_slack.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def lambda_handler(event: Dict[str, Any], context: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
     :returns: none
     """
     if os.environ.get("LOG_EVENTS", "False") == "True":
-        logging.info(f"Event logging enabled: `{json.dumps(event)}`")
+        logging.info("Event logging enabled: %s", json.dumps(event))
 
     for record in event["Records"]:
         sns = record["Sns"]