diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index 65fa1cf..e0dadf8 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanCallback(c *Context, dir string, absPath string, d fs.DirE
 	}
 
 	if s.excludePattern != nil && s.excludePattern.MatchString(absPath) {
-		log.Printf("excluding folder `%s`", absPath)
+		log.Printf("excluding folder %q", absPath)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("processing folder `%s`", absPath)
+	log.Printf("processing folder %q", absPath)
 
 	tx := s.db.Begin()
 	if err := s.scanDir(tx, c, dir, absPath); err != nil {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanDir(tx *db.DB, c *Context, musicDir string, absPath string
 	for _, item := range items {
 		absPath := filepath.Join(absPath, item.Name())
 		if s.excludePattern != nil && s.excludePattern.MatchString(absPath) {
-			log.Printf("excluding path `%s`", absPath)
+			log.Printf("excluding path %q", absPath)
 			continue
 		}
 		if item.IsDir() {
diff --git a/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go b/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go
index 6575d25..c5f8003 100644
--- a/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go
+++ b/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeCreateUserDo(r *http.Request) *Response {
 	if err := c.dbc.Create(&user).Error; err != nil {
 		return &Response{
 			redirect: r.Referer(),
-			flashW:   []string{fmt.Sprintf("could not create user `%s`: %v", username, err)},
+			flashW:   []string{fmt.Sprintf("could not create user %q: %v", username, err)},
 		}
 	}
 	return &Response{redirect: "/admin/home"}
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
index 23b1044..bf58184 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/ctrl.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func withRequiredParams(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		params := r.Context().Value(CtxParams).(params.Params)
 		for _, req := range requiredParameters {
 			if _, err := params.Get(req); err != nil {
-				_ = writeResp(w, r, spec.NewError(10, "please provide a `%s` parameter", req))
+				_ = writeResp(w, r, spec.NewError(10, "please provide a %q parameter", req))
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func withUser(dbc *db.DB) handlerutil.Middleware {
 			user := dbc.GetUserByName(username)
 			if user == nil {
 				_ = writeResp(w, r, spec.NewError(40,
-					"invalid username `%s`", username))
+					"invalid username %q", username))
 				return
 			}
 			var credsOk bool
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_folder.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_folder.go
index 71e8933..b542d30 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_folder.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_folder.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetAlbumList(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 		q = q.Joins("JOIN album_stars ON albums.id=album_stars.album_id AND album_stars.user_id=?", user.ID)
 		q = q.Order("right_path")
 	default:
-		return spec.NewError(10, "unknown value `%s` for parameter 'type'", v)
+		return spec.NewError(10, "unknown value %q for parameter 'type'", v)
 	}
 
 	if m := getMusicFolder(c.musicPaths, params); m != "" {
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
index cb3a2df..c383098 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetAlbumListTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 		q = q.Joins("JOIN album_stars ON albums.id=album_stars.album_id AND album_stars.user_id=?", user.ID)
 		q = q.Order("tag_title")
 	default:
-		return spec.NewError(10, "unknown value `%s` for parameter 'type'", listType)
+		return spec.NewError(10, "unknown value %q for parameter 'type'", listType)
 	}
 	if m := getMusicFolder(c.musicPaths, params); m != "" {
 		q = q.Where("root_dir=?", m)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetArtistInfoTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 		Find(&artist).
 		Error
 	if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-		return spec.NewError(70, "artist with id `%s` not found", id)
+		return spec.NewError(70, "artist with id %q not found", id)
 	}
 
 	sub := spec.NewResponse()
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetSimilarSongsTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 		First(&artist).
 		Error
 	if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-		return spec.NewError(0, "artist with id `%s` not found", id)
+		return spec.NewError(0, "artist with id %q not found", id)
 	}
 
 	similarArtists, err := c.lastFMClient.ArtistGetSimilar(artist.Name)
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
index 2006973..0f8de8d 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetCoverArt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *s
 	case os.IsNotExist(err):
 		reader, err := coverFor(c.dbc, c.artistInfoCache, id)
 		if err != nil {
-			return spec.NewError(10, "couldn't find cover `%s`: %v", id, err)
+			return spec.NewError(10, "couldn't find cover %q: %v", id, err)
 		}
 		defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetCoverArt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *s
 			return nil
 		}
 	case err != nil:
-		log.Printf("error stating `%s`: %v", cachePath, err)
+		log.Printf("error stating %q: %v", cachePath, err)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func coverScaleAndSave(reader io.Reader, cachePath string, size int) error {
 		width = src.Bounds().Dx()
 	}
 	if err = imaging.Save(imaging.Resize(src, width, 0, imaging.Lanczos), cachePath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("caching `%s`: %w", cachePath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("caching %q: %w", cachePath, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }