diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserList.swift
index 37749998..079b9593 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserList.swift
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ struct FilteredUserList<Content: View>: View {
 		// Always apply unmessagable and connected node filters
 		let isUnmessagablePredicate = NSPredicate(format: "unmessagable == NO")
 		predicates.append(isUnmessagablePredicate)
-		let isConnectedNodePredicate = NSPredicate(format: "NOT (numString CONTAINS \(UserDefaults.preferredPeripheralNum))")
+		let isConnectedNodePredicate = NSPredicate(format: "NOT (numString CONTAINS %@)", UserDefaults.preferredPeripheralNum)
 		predicates.append(isConnectedNodePredicate)
 		// Combine all predicates
 		let finalPredicate = predicates.isEmpty ? NSPredicate(value: true) : NSCompoundPredicate(type: .and, subpredicates: predicates)