diff --git a/crates/core/src/client/messages.rs b/crates/core/src/client/messages.rs
index e3ef61ad390..bbbbc55ef5f 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/client/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/client/messages.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl ServerMessage for OneOffQueryResponseMessage {
         Message {
             r#type: Some(message::Type::OneOffQueryResponse(OneOffQueryResponse {
                 message_id: self.message_id,
-                error: self.error.unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string()),
+                error: self.error.unwrap_or_default(),
                 tables: self
                     .results
                     .into_iter()