diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f4c0b7..3400c1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -169,5 +169,8 @@ The format is based on
   `RIPEMD160` and `MACTripleDES`, which .NET lacks there, now stop the
   cmdlet with an error that names the algorithm and points to Windows
   PowerShell 5.1
+- Fix a `FormatException` in the cmdlets for a path with braces, such as
+  `C:\Data\{Archive}`: their messages formatted the path a second time
+  ([#3](https://github.com/raandree/NTFSSecurity/issues/3))
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/raandree/NTFSSecurity/compare/4.2.6...HEAD
diff --git a/NTFSSecurity/BaseCmdlets.cs b/NTFSSecurity/BaseCmdlets.cs
index 8cdb84d..2aaf5da 100644
--- a/NTFSSecurity/BaseCmdlets.cs
+++ b/NTFSSecurity/BaseCmdlets.cs
@@ -337,18 +337,20 @@ namespace NTFSSecurity
                 WriteDebug("The privilige 'Security' was disabled.");
         }
 
+        // These overloads hide the single-argument methods of Cmdlet, so a message without arguments must not be
+        // formatted: a path with braces in it would make string.Format throw (#3).
         protected void WriteWarning(string text, params string[] args)
         {
-            base.WriteWarning(string.Format(text, args));
+            base.WriteWarning(args == null || args.Length == 0 ? text : string.Format(text, args));
         }
         protected void WriteVerbose(string text, params string[] args)
         {
-            base.WriteVerbose(string.Format(text, args));
+            base.WriteVerbose(args == null || args.Length == 0 ? text : string.Format(text, args));
         }
 
         protected void WriteDebug(string text, params string[] args)
         {
-            base.WriteDebug(string.Format(text, args));
+            base.WriteDebug(args == null || args.Length == 0 ? text : string.Format(text, args));
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Tests/Access.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Access.Tests.ps1
index 5582a81..1008201 100644
--- a/Tests/Access.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Access.Tests.ps1
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ Describe 'Get-NTFSEffectiveAccess' {
 }
 
 Describe 'Get-NTFSOrphanedAccess' {
+    # Before 5.0.0, a path with braces stopped the cmdlet with a FormatException (#3).
+    It 'Should read a folder whose name contains braces' {
+        $braces = Join-Path -Path $sandbox -ChildPath ('{{Braces}}-{0}' -f [guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N').Substring(0, 8))
+        Assert-TestSandboxPath -Sandbox $sandbox -Path $braces
+        [IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($braces) | Out-Null
+
+        { Get-NTFSOrphanedAccess -Path $braces -ErrorAction Stop } | Should -Not -Throw
+    }
+
     BeforeAll {
         $orphanedFile = New-TestSandboxItem -Sandbox $sandbox -Name 'Orphaned'
         Assert-TestSandboxPath -Sandbox $sandbox -Path $orphanedFile