diff --git a/ci/cron/daily-compat.yml b/ci/cron/daily-compat.yml
index e875b7e1a3b..fd41298718e 100644
--- a/ci/cron/daily-compat.yml
+++ b/ci/cron/daily-compat.yml
@@ -381,5 +381,5 @@ jobs:
         '
             tell_slack "$(echo -e "$MSG\n$REPORT")" "$(Slack.ci-failures-daml)"
         else
-            tell_slack "Daily tests failed (($Build.SourceBranchName)): $COMMIT_LINK." "$(Slack.ci-failures-daml)"
+            tell_slack "Daily tests failed ($(Build.SourceBranchName)): $COMMIT_LINK." "$(Slack.ci-failures-daml)"
         fi