diff --git a/convert/safetensors.go b/convert/safetensors.go
index fb8aa019..69424c4d 100644
--- a/convert/safetensors.go
+++ b/convert/safetensors.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (m *SafetensorFormat) GetTensors(dirpath string, params *Params) ([]llm.Ten
 		var err error
 		t, offset, err = m.readTensors(f, offset, params)
 		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("%v", err)
+			slog.Error(err.Error())
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		tensors = append(tensors, t...)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (m *SafetensorFormat) readTensors(fn string, offset uint64, params *Params)
 
 		ggufName, err := m.GetLayerName(k)
 		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("%v", err)
+			slog.Error(err.Error())
 			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 
diff --git a/convert/torch.go b/convert/torch.go
index fd237505..92c58872 100644
--- a/convert/torch.go
+++ b/convert/torch.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (tf *TorchFormat) GetTensors(dirpath string, params *Params) ([]llm.Tensor,
 
 			ggufName, err := tf.GetLayerName(k.(string))
 			if err != nil {
-				slog.Error("%v", err)
+				slog.Error(err.Error())
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			slog.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("finding name for '%s' -> '%s'", k.(string), ggufName))