diff --git a/client/lxd_projects.go b/client/lxd_projects.go
index a05a1b6d7bf2..db0bae74c8f5 100644
--- a/client/lxd_projects.go
+++ b/client/lxd_projects.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package lxd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/canonical/lxd/shared/api"
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func (r *ProtocolLXD) GetProject(name string) (*api.Project, string, error) {
 	project := api.Project{}
 
 	// Fetch the raw value
-	etag, err := r.queryStruct("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/projects/%s", url.PathEscape(name)), nil, "", &project)
+	etag, err := r.queryStruct("GET", "/projects/"+url.PathEscape(name), nil, "", &project)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func (r *ProtocolLXD) GetProjectState(name string) (*api.ProjectState, error) {
 	projectState := api.ProjectState{}
 
 	// Fetch the raw value
-	_, err = r.queryStruct("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/projects/%s/state", url.PathEscape(name)), nil, "", &projectState)
+	_, err = r.queryStruct("GET", "/projects/"+url.PathEscape(name)+"/state", nil, "", &projectState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ func (r *ProtocolLXD) UpdateProject(name string, project api.ProjectPut, ETag st
 	}
 
 	// Send the request
-	_, _, err = r.query("PUT", fmt.Sprintf("/projects/%s", url.PathEscape(name)), project, ETag)
+	_, _, err = r.query("PUT", "/projects/"+url.PathEscape(name), project, ETag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func (r *ProtocolLXD) RenameProject(name string, project api.ProjectPost) (Opera
 	}
 
 	// Send the request
-	op, _, err := r.queryOperation("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/projects/%s", url.PathEscape(name)), project, "", true)
+	op, _, err := r.queryOperation("POST", "/projects/"+url.PathEscape(name), project, "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ func (r *ProtocolLXD) DeleteProject(name string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Send the request
-	_, _, err = r.query("DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("/projects/%s", url.PathEscape(name)), nil, "")
+	_, _, err = r.query("DELETE", "/projects/"+url.PathEscape(name), nil, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}