diff --git a/src/connect.c b/src/connect.c
index 12aaeb85..4136cc6e 100644
--- a/src/connect.c
+++ b/src/connect.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ connect_to_ip (const ip_address *ip, int port, const char *print)
       const char *txt_addr = pretty_print_address (ip);
       if (print && 0 != strcmp (print, txt_addr))
 	logprintf (LOG_VERBOSE,
-		   _("Connecting to %s{%s}:%d... "), print, txt_addr, port);
+		   _("Connecting to %s|%s|:%d... "), print, txt_addr, port);
       else
 	logprintf (LOG_VERBOSE, _("Connecting to %s:%d... "), txt_addr, port);
     }