diff --git a/kuma/oam.go b/kuma/oam.go
index 3baa79aa..8109486e 100644
--- a/kuma/oam.go
+++ b/kuma/oam.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func mergeErrors(errs []error) error {
 		errMsgs = append(errMsgs, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf(strings.Join(errMsgs, "\n"))
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s", strings.Join(errMsgs, "\n"))
 }
 
 func mergeMsgs(strs []string) string {