diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/BatchlogManager.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/BatchlogManager.java
index 4e7e412c30..d49c620939 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/BatchlogManager.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/BatchlogManager.java
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ public class BatchlogManager implements BatchlogManagerMBean
 
     public int countAllBatches()
     {
-        return (int) executeInternal("SELECT count(*) FROM %s.%s", Keyspace.SYSTEM_KS, SystemKeyspace.BATCHLOG_CF).one().getLong("count");
+        String query = String.format("SELECT count(*) FROM %s.%s", Keyspace.SYSTEM_KS, SystemKeyspace.BATCHLOG_CF);
+        return (int) executeInternal(query).one().getLong("count");
     }
 
     public long getTotalBatchesReplayed()