diff --git a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
index 361551b94e..9acef413a0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 }
                 return (
                     <div className="mx_GroupView_error">
-                        { _t('Failed to load %(groupId)', {groupId: this.props.groupId }) }
+                        { _t('Failed to load %(groupId)s', {groupId: this.props.groupId }) }
                         { extraText }
                     </div>
                 );
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 7950837bdd..f071d42f56 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
     "Community Settings": "Community Settings",
     "Community %(groupId)s not found": "Community %(groupId)s not found",
     "This Home server does not support communities": "This Home server does not support communities",
-    "Failed to load %(groupId)": "Failed to load %(groupId)",
+    "Failed to load %(groupId)s": "Failed to load %(groupId)s",
     "Reject invitation": "Reject invitation",
     "Are you sure you want to reject the invitation?": "Are you sure you want to reject the invitation?",
     "Failed to reject invitation": "Failed to reject invitation",