diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
index 82d9ba4d5..2ee57ef80 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
@@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@ def make_HTTPS_handler(params, **kwargs):
 def bug_reports_message(before=';'):
     from ..update import REPOSITORY
 
-    msg = (f'please report this issue on  https://github.com/{REPOSITORY}/issues?q= , '
-           'filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using  yt-dlp -U')
+    msg = (f'please report this issue at https://github.com/{REPOSITORY}/issues,'
+           'filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U')
 
     before = before.rstrip()
     if not before or before.endswith(('.', '!', '?')):