diff --git a/vmAutoParentCategories.php b/vmAutoParentCategories.php
index 3fd193e99a8cdee5595001bb383f2abd3fbf8245..aef164a67cf7758b966847025f384fa4b1e1f4c2 100644
--- a/vmAutoParentCategories.php
+++ b/vmAutoParentCategories.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class plgSystemVMAutoParentCategories extends JPlugin {
 			$db->query ();
 			$err = $db->getErrorMsg ();
 			if (!empty($err)) {
-				vmError ('Database error: Unable to remove product category $c for product $virtuemart_product_id: ' . $err);
+				vmError ("Database error: Unable to remove product category $c for product $virtuemart_product_id: " . $err);
 			}
 		}
 	}