diff --git a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
index e824efbf6..2837d40a0 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ class Blocks {
       timer: null,
     };
     state.timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      logger.err(`$updateBlocks stalled at "${state.progress}`);
+      logger.err(`$updateBlocks stalled at "${state.progress}"`);
     }, this.mainLoopTimeout);
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
index 2268208f2..79a2001de 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Mempool {
       timer: null,
     };
     state.timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      logger.err(`$updateMempool stalled at "${state.progress}`);
+      logger.err(`$updateMempool stalled at "${state.progress}"`);
     }, this.mainLoopTimeout);
     return state;
   }