diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-monkeys-deny.md b/.changeset/sixty-monkeys-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b548ead82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-monkeys-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/techdocs-common': patch
+---
+
+Fix interpolated string for "Failed to generate docs from ..."
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
index 7f182c7e6c..5cf992092c 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class TechdocsGenerator implements GeneratorBase {
         `Failed to generate docs from ${inputDir} into ${outputDir}`,
       );
       throw new ForwardedError(
-        'Failed to generate docs from ${inputDir} into ${outputDir}',
+        `Failed to generate docs from ${inputDir} into ${outputDir}`,
         error,
       );
     }