diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 1b4c2ae..17cdf73 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -14550,7 +14550,7 @@ run;
   %end;
 %end;
 %else %if &engine=ODBC %then %do;
-  &mD.%put NOTE: Retrieving ODBC connection details;
+  %&mD.put NOTE: Retrieving ODBC connection details;
   data _null_;
     length connx_uri conprop_uri value datasource up_uri schema domprop_uri authdomain $256.;
     call missing (of _all_);
diff --git a/meta/mm_assigndirectlib.sas b/meta/mm_assigndirectlib.sas
index b1f1d95..04f72f1 100755
--- a/meta/mm_assigndirectlib.sas
+++ b/meta/mm_assigndirectlib.sas
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ run;
   %end;
 %end;
 %else %if &engine=ODBC %then %do;
-  &mD.%put NOTE: Retrieving ODBC connection details;
+  %&mD.put NOTE: Retrieving ODBC connection details;
   data _null_;
     length connx_uri conprop_uri value datasource up_uri schema domprop_uri authdomain $256.;
     call missing (of _all_);