diff --git a/openpype/modules/kitsu/plugins/publish/kitsu_plugin.py b/openpype/modules/kitsu/plugins/publish/kitsu_plugin.py
index 5fce123d7e..5d6c76bc3f 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/kitsu/plugins/publish/kitsu_plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/kitsu/plugins/publish/kitsu_plugin.py
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ class IntegrateRig(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         gazu.task.add_comment(
             entity_task,
             entity_task["task_status_id"],
-            comment=f"Version {instance.data['version']} has been published!\n"
-            "\n"  # Add written comment in Pyblish
-            f"{instance.data['versionEntity']['data']['comment']}".strip(),
+            comment="Version {} has been published!\n".format(
+                instance.data["version"]
+            )
+            # Add written comment in Pyblish
+            + "\n{}".format(instance.data["versionEntity"]["data"]["comment"]),
         )
 
         self.log.info("Version published to Kitsu successfully!")