diff --git a/smtp.go b/smtp.go
index dbdd688..5ab3240 100644
--- a/smtp.go
+++ b/smtp.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (c *Client) Auth(a smtp.Auth) error {
 	}
 	resp64 := make([]byte, encoding.EncodedLen(len(resp)))
 	encoding.Encode(resp64, resp)
-	code, msg64, err := c.cmd(0, strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("AUTH %s %s", mech, resp64)))
+	code, msg64, err := c.cmd(0, "%s", strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("AUTH %s %s", mech, resp64)))
 	for err == nil {
 		var msg []byte
 		switch code {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (c *Client) Auth(a smtp.Auth) error {
 		}
 		resp64 = make([]byte, encoding.EncodedLen(len(resp)))
 		encoding.Encode(resp64, resp)
-		code, msg64, err = c.cmd(0, string(resp64))
+		code, msg64, err = c.cmd(0, "%s", resp64)
 	}
 	return err
 }