diff --git a/src/mednet/scripts/config.py b/src/mednet/scripts/config.py
index d221d9a3e618858211e23a700e9b7bf18bf120b8..4a1883d1b14ec9a858d7a28bbbb68de3d45fd919 100644
--- a/src/mednet/scripts/config.py
+++ b/src/mednet/scripts/config.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def list_(ctx, **_) -> None:  # numpydoc ignore=PR01
         )
 
         # set-up printing options
-        print_string = f"  %%-{longest_name_length}s   %%s"
+        print_string = f"  %-{longest_name_length}s   %s"
         # 79 - 4 spaces = 75 (see string above)
         description_leftover = 75 - longest_name_length