diff --git a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_workspace.py b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_workspace.py
index 72f7343e..16c9fcab 100644
--- a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_workspace.py
+++ b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_workspace.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class WorkspaceSubsystem:
                 tpartial(
                     self._errmsg,
                     Lstr(resource='workspaceSyncReuseText',
-                         subs=[('$WORKSPACE', workspacename)])),
+                         subs=[('${WORKSPACE}', workspacename)])),
                 from_other_thread=True,
             )