diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/cronhub.py b/borgmatic/hooks/cronhub.py
index 8ec5aacc..cd0ffa5c 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/cronhub.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/cronhub.py
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ def ping_monitor(hook_config, config_filename, state, monitoring_log_level, dry_
     '''
     if state not in MONITOR_STATE_TO_CRONHUB:
         logger.debug(
-            '{}: Ignoring unsupported monitoring {} in Cronhub hook'.format(
-                config_filename, state.name.lower()
-            )
+            f'{config_filename}: Ignoring unsupported monitoring {state.name.lower()} in Cronhub hook'
         )
         return
 
diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/cronitor.py b/borgmatic/hooks/cronitor.py
index f5164e42..633b4c3c 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/cronitor.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/cronitor.py
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ def ping_monitor(hook_config, config_filename, state, monitoring_log_level, dry_
     '''
     if state not in MONITOR_STATE_TO_CRONITOR:
         logger.debug(
-            '{}: Ignoring unsupported monitoring {} in Cronitor hook'.format(
-                config_filename, state.name.lower()
-            )
+            f'{config_filename}: Ignoring unsupported monitoring {state.name.lower()} in Cronitor hook'
         )
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronhub.py b/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronhub.py
index 9007d2c5..f470b88e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronhub.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronhub.py
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_other_error_logs_warning():
 
 def test_ping_monitor_with_unsupported_monitoring_state():
     hook_config = {'ping_url': 'https://example.com'}
-    flexmock(module.logger).should_receive("debug").once().with_args(
-        '{}: Ignoring unsupported monitoring {} in Cronhub hook'.format("config.yaml", "log")
-    )
+    flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').never()
     module.ping_monitor(
         hook_config, 'config.yaml', module.monitor.State.LOG, monitoring_log_level=1, dry_run=False,
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronitor.py b/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronitor.py
index 51fba989..7ec1e2e6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronitor.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/test_cronitor.py
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ def test_ping_monitor_with_other_error_logs_warning():
 
 def test_ping_monitor_with_unsupported_monitoring_state():
     hook_config = {'ping_url': 'https://example.com'}
-    flexmock(module.logger).should_receive("debug").once().with_args(
-        '{}: Ignoring unsupported monitoring {} in Cronitor hook'.format("config.yaml", "log")
-    )
+    flexmock(module.requests).should_receive('get').never()
     module.ping_monitor(
         hook_config, 'config.yaml', module.monitor.State.LOG, monitoring_log_level=1, dry_run=False,
     )