1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 7b73557a5cae..5c9262deca96 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void RemoteStore::Connection::processStderr(Sink * sink, Source * source)
     if (msg == STDERR_ERROR) {
         string error = readString(from);
         unsigned int status = readInt(from);
-        throw Error(format("%1%") % error, status);
+        throw Error(status, error);
     }
     else if (msg != STDERR_LAST)
         throw Error("protocol error processing standard error");