diff --git a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go
index dfa7df0a881..a3e86eef8f8 100644
--- a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go
+++ b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) Version() (uint, error) {
 	versionField := info.Version["number"]
 	versionNumber, isString := versionField.(string)
 	if !isString {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid version format: %w", versionField)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid version format: %v", versionField)
 	}
 	version := strings.Split(versionNumber, ".")
 	major, err := strconv.ParseUint(version[0], 10, 32)
diff --git a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go
index f979b794ada..67a8ebe3511 100644
--- a/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/es/client/cluster_client_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			name:         "bad version",
 			responseCode: http.StatusOK,
 			response:     badVersionType,
-			errContains:  "invalid version format: %!w(bool=true)",
+			errContains:  "invalid version format: true",
 		},
 		{
 			name:         "version not a number",