diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/StartupClusterConnectivityChecker.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/StartupClusterConnectivityChecker.java
index db04ca32f7..bab328381b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/StartupClusterConnectivityChecker.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/StartupClusterConnectivityChecker.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class StartupClusterConnectivityChecker
                     TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(System.nanoTime() - startNanos),
                     connected,
                     peers.size(),
-                    connected / (peers.size()) * 100.0);
+                    String.format("%.2f", (connected / (float)peers.size()) * 100));
         return succeeded;
     }