diff --git a/common/qodana.ts b/common/qodana.ts
index 0184ce34..17ac75d1 100644
--- a/common/qodana.ts
+++ b/common/qodana.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function isExecutionSuccessful(exitCode: number): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * Finds the wanted argument value in the given args, if there is one.
+ * Finds the wanted argument value in the given args if there is one.
  * @param argShort the short argument name.
  * @param argLong the long argument name.
  * @param args command arguments.
@@ -256,9 +256,11 @@ export function getQodanaSha256MismatchMessage(
  * @param branchName the branch name to sanitize.
  */
 export function validateBranchName(branchName: string): string {
-  const validBranchNameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9/\-_]+$/;
+  const validBranchNameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9/\-_]+$/
   if (!validBranchNameRegex.test(branchName)) {
-    throw new Error("Invalid branch name: not allowed characters are used:" + branchName);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid branch name: not allowed characters are used: ${branchName}`
+    )
   }
-  return branchName;
+  return branchName
 }
diff --git a/scan/dist/index.js b/scan/dist/index.js
index 78a287e9..fdf309c6 100644
--- a/scan/dist/index.js
+++ b/scan/dist/index.js
@@ -24436,7 +24436,9 @@ function getQodanaSha256MismatchMessage(expected, actual) {
 function validateBranchName(branchName) {
   const validBranchNameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9/\-_]+$/;
   if (!validBranchNameRegex.test(branchName)) {
-    throw new Error("Invalid branch name: not allowed characters are used:" + branchName);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid branch name: not allowed characters are used: ${branchName}`
+    );
   }
   return branchName;
 }
diff --git a/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js b/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
index e4db28ad..9a4eba35 100644
--- a/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
+++ b/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ function getQodanaSha256MismatchMessage(expected, actual) {
 function validateBranchName(branchName) {
   const validBranchNameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9/\-_]+$/;
   if (!validBranchNameRegex.test(branchName)) {
-    throw new Error("Invalid branch name: not allowed characters are used:" + branchName);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid branch name: not allowed characters are used: ${branchName}`
+    );
   }
   return branchName;
 }