diff --git a/toargridding/static_metadata.py b/toargridding/static_metadata.py
index 5d7e649ebc18cd99f51f15811ff5693328caaaf5..71789d544b62106cb41c2a3d46d22e3f39a1bafc 100644
--- a/toargridding/static_metadata.py
+++ b/toargridding/static_metadata.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class TOARVariable:
             if var.name==name:
                 return var
         else:
-            raise ValueError(f"TOAR Database contains no variable {name}"
+            raise ValueError(f"TOAR Database contains no variable {name}")
 
     @property
     def toar_id(self):