diff --git a/engine/function/src/templates/Numeric.ftl b/engine/function/src/templates/Numeric.ftl
index 4e3da3a6121..809b206d1bc 100644
--- a/engine/function/src/templates/Numeric.ftl
+++ b/engine/function/src/templates/Numeric.ftl
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ public class Numeric {
          ${pt.primitive} val = Math.negateExact(x);
 
          if ( isNull(val) ) {
-             throw new ArithmeticException("Overflow: -" + x");
+             throw new ArithmeticException("Overflow: -" + x);
          }
 
          return val;