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@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ jmose_command_scheduler:
     # receivers for reporting mails
     monitor_mail: []
     # set a custom subject for monitor mails (first placeholder will be replaced by the hostname, second by the date)
-    monitor_mail_subject: cronjob monitoring %s, %s
+    # double percentage is used to escape the percentage so they stay parameters
+    monitor_mail_subject: cronjob monitoring %%s, %%s
     # to send "everything's all right" emails to receivers for reporting mails set this value to "true" (see monitoring)
     send_ok: false