diff --git a/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/index.php.pug b/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/index.php.pug
index 90a5ad67..522a3e78 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/index.php.pug
+++ b/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/index.php.pug
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends ./page.tpl.pug
 
 block init
-    - var title = 'index - powered by h5ai v' + pkg.version + ' (' + pkg.homepage + ')'
+    - var title = `index - powered by h5ai v${pkg.version} (${pkg.homepage})`
     - var module = 'index'
 
 block body
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/info.php.pug b/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/info.php.pug
index 029caaf9..31f8e5a2 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/info.php.pug
+++ b/src/_h5ai/private/php/pages/info.php.pug
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends ./page.tpl.pug
 
 block init
-    - var title = 'h5ai info page - v' + pkg.version
+    - var title = `h5ai info page - v${pkg.version}`
     - var module = 'info'
 
 block body