diff --git a/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go b/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
index e9f4fd114c..2ae79fcdae 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TableCheck(ctx context.Context, client *bigquery.Client, dataset string) er
 	// Drop the table
 	deleteErr := newTable.Delete(ctx)
 	if deleteErr != nil {
-		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("unable to delete table :%w. ", deleteErr))
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("unable to delete table: %w. ", deleteErr))
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {