diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/swiss_public_transport.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/swiss_public_transport.py
index 41fb249316e1c19a42ac12ce46b405b4d2d2dc89..2ec16f7245221d153bd7bbbd7521b509618697a4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/swiss_public_transport.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/swiss_public_transport.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class SwissPublicTransportSensor(Entity):
 
     def __init__(self, data, journey):
         self.data = data
-        self._name = journey[2] + '-' + journey[3]
+        self._name = '{}-{}'.format(journey[2], journey[3])
         self.update()
 
     @property