diff --git a/tasks/export.rb b/tasks/export.rb
index efd9d81..e3f44d0 100755
--- a/tasks/export.rb
+++ b/tasks/export.rb
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 #!/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby
 require 'json'
 require 'open3'
 require 'puppet'
 
 def get(file, database, user, password)
   cmd_string = 'mysqldump'
   cmd_string << " --databases #{database}" unless database.nil?
   cmd_string << " --user=#{user}" unless user.nil?
   cmd_string << " --password=#{password}" unless password.nil?
   cmd_string << " > #{file}" unless file.nil?
-  stdout, _stderr, status = Open3.capture3(cmd_string)
-  raise Puppet::Error, _("stderr: ' %{stderr}') % { stderr: stderr }") if status != 0
+  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(cmd_string)
+  raise Puppet::Error, _("stderr: '%{stderr}'" % { stderr: stderr }) if status != 0
   { status: stdout.strip }
 end
 
 params = JSON.parse(STDIN.read)
 database = params['database']
 user = params['user']
 password = params['password']
 file = params['file']
 
 begin
   result = get(file, database, user, password)
   puts result.to_json
   exit 0
 rescue Puppet::Error => e
   puts({ status: 'failure', error: e.message }.to_json)
   exit 1
 end
diff --git a/tasks/sql.rb b/tasks/sql.rb
index 29b2c6b..53c9d01 100755
--- a/tasks/sql.rb
+++ b/tasks/sql.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 #!/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby
 require 'json'
 require 'open3'
 require 'puppet'
 
 def get(sql, database, user, password)
   cmd = ['mysql', '-e', "#{sql} "]
   cmd << "--database=#{database}" unless database.nil?
   cmd << "--user=#{user}" unless user.nil?
   cmd << "--password=#{password}" unless password.nil?
-  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(*cmd) # rubocop:disable Lint/UselessAssignment
-  raise Puppet::Error, _("stderr: ' %{stderr}') % { stderr: stderr }") if status != 0
+  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(*cmd)
+  raise Puppet::Error, _("stderr: '%{stderr}'" % { stderr: stderr }) if status != 0
   { status: stdout.strip }
 end
 
 params = JSON.parse(STDIN.read)
 database = params['database']
 user = params['user']
 password = params['password']
 sql = params['sql']
 
 begin
   result = get(sql, database, user, password)
   puts result.to_json
   exit 0
 rescue Puppet::Error => e
   puts({ status: 'failure', error: e.message }.to_json)
   exit 1
 end