diff --git a/pkg/cloud/cloud.go b/pkg/cloud/cloud.go
index f2b88bd926..df32bea708 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/cloud.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/cloud.go
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ func (c *cloud) ModifyTags(ctx context.Context, volumeID string, tagsToAdd map[s
 		}
 		_, deleteErr := c.ec2.DeleteTags(ctx, deleteTagsInput)
 		if deleteErr != nil {
-			klog.ErrorS(deleteErr, "failed to delete tags on volume: ", volumeID)
+			klog.ErrorS(deleteErr, "failed to delete tags on volume: "+volumeID)
+
 			return deleteErr
 		}
 	}
@@ -781,7 +782,7 @@ func (c *cloud) ModifyTags(ctx context.Context, volumeID string, tagsToAdd map[s
 		}
 		_, addErr := c.ec2.CreateTags(ctx, createTagsInput)
 		if addErr != nil {
-			klog.ErrorS(addErr, "failed to create tags on volume: ", volumeID)
+			klog.ErrorS(addErr, "failed to create tags on volume: "+volumeID)
 			return addErr
 		}
 	}