diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
index 00e9b168d..49292baee 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl Cmd {
                     {
                         let print = Print::new(global_args.quiet);
                         print.warnln(format!(
-                            "Overwriting existing alias {alias:?} that currently links to contract ID: {existing_contract}"
+                            "Overwriting existing alias '{alias}' that currently links to contract ID: {existing_contract}"
                         ));
                     }