diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2139-dimensiondata_network-str-format.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2139-dimensiondata_network-str-format.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..115b04f045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2139-dimensiondata_network-str-format.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - dimensiondata_network - bug when formatting message, instead of % a simple comma was used (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2139).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/dimensiondata/dimensiondata_network.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/dimensiondata/dimensiondata_network.py
index 2187ceaa45..246b486d06 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/dimensiondata/dimensiondata_network.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/dimensiondata/dimensiondata_network.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class DimensionDataNetworkModule(DimensionDataModule):
                 )
 
             self.module.fail_json(
-                "Unexpected failure deleting network with id %s", network.id
+                "Unexpected failure deleting network with id %s" % network.id
             )
 
         except DimensionDataAPIException as e: