diff --git a/src/claude_memory/mcp_server.py b/src/claude_memory/mcp_server.py
index 4e85a93..3736949 100644
--- a/src/claude_memory/mcp_server.py
+++ b/src/claude_memory/mcp_server.py
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ class MemoryServer:
         )
 
         base_select = (
-            f"SELECT m.id, m.content, m.category, m.tags, m.importance, m.created_at "
-            f"FROM memories m JOIN memories_fts fts ON m.id = fts.rowid "
+            "SELECT m.id, m.content, m.category, m.tags, m.importance, m.created_at "
+            "FROM memories m JOIN memories_fts fts ON m.id = fts.rowid "
         )
         cursor = self.sqlite_conn.cursor()
         try: