diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
index 0c73ebb64f..f12c9bd288 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def buildCard(filename,method,arg=None):
     """builds an html <li> element representing a file. 
     method is a script + a keyword, for ex. url.py?key="""
 
-    result = ("")
+    result = ""
     if os.path.exists(filename) and isOpenableByFreeCAD(filename):
         basename = os.path.basename(filename)
         if not arg: