diff --git a/dandiapi/api/views/dandiset.py b/dandiapi/api/views/dandiset.py
index 9ce51ef56..e22bfd86e 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/views/dandiset.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/views/dandiset.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
             if ordering.endswith('stars'):
                 queryset = queryset.annotate(stars_count=Count('stars'))
                 prefix = '-' if ordering.startswith('-') else ''
-                return queryset.order_by(f"{prefix}stars_count")
+                return queryset.order_by(f'{prefix}stars_count')
         return queryset