diff --git a/status/sslcert-monitor.pl b/status/sslcert-monitor.pl
index 806f8ae95..b16cf7d25 100755
--- a/status/sslcert-monitor.pl
+++ b/status/sslcert-monitor.pl
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ elsif ($_[0]->{'mismatch'} && $_[0]->{'url'} &&
 		$ok++ if ($host =~ /^$match$/i);
 		}
 	if (!$ok) {
-		$desc = &text('sslcert_ematch', "<tt>$host</tt>",
-			      "<tt>$cn</tt>");
+		$desc = &text('sslcert_ematch', $host, $cn);
 		}
 	}