diff --git a/accounts/keystore/passphrase.go b/accounts/keystore/passphrase.go
index e7a7f8d0cb..704fd38580 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/passphrase.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/passphrase.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (ks keyStorePassphrase) StoreKey(filename string, key *Key, auth string) er
 				"The corrupted file is stored at \n%v\n" +
 				"Please file a ticket at:\n\n" +
 				"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues." +
-				"The error was : %s"
+				"The error was: %s"
 			//lint:ignore ST1005 This is a message for the user
 			return fmt.Errorf(msg, tmpName, err)
 		}