diff --git a/org-roam-capture.el b/org-roam-capture.el
index 1ea98fe..0e80cca 100644
--- a/org-roam-capture.el
+++ b/org-roam-capture.el
@@ -482,23 +482,24 @@ This function is to be called in the Org-capture finalization process."
 
 (add-hook 'org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook #'org-roam-capture--install-finalize)
 
-(defun org-roam-capture--fill-template (str &optional org-capture-p)
-  "Expand the template STR, returning the expanded template.
-It expands ${var} occurrences in STR. When ORG-CAPTURE-P, also
-run Org-capture's template expansion."
+(defun org-roam-capture--fill-template (template &optional org-capture-p)
+  "Expand TEMPLATE and return it.
+It expands ${var} occurrences in TEMPLATE. When ORG-CAPTURE-P,
+also run Org-capture's template expansion."
   (funcall (if org-capture-p #'org-capture-fill-template #'identity)
-           (s-format str
-                     (lambda (key)
-                       (let ((fn (intern (concat "org-roam-node-" key)))
-                             (ksym (intern (concat ":" key))))
-                         (cond
-                          ((fboundp fn)
-                           (funcall fn org-roam-capture--node))
-                          ((plist-get org-roam-capture--info ksym)
-                           (plist-get org-roam-capture--info ksym))
-                          (t (let ((r (completing-read (format "%s: " key) nil)))
-                               (plist-put org-roam-capture--info ksym r)
-                               r))))))))
+           (org-roam-format
+            template
+            (lambda (key)
+              (let ((fn (intern (concat "org-roam-node-" key)))
+                    (ksym (intern (concat ":" key))))
+                (cond
+                 ((fboundp fn)
+                  (funcall fn org-roam-capture--node))
+                 ((plist-get org-roam-capture--info ksym)
+                  (plist-get org-roam-capture--info ksym))
+                 (t (let ((r (completing-read (format "%s: " key) nil)))
+                      (plist-put org-roam-capture--info ksym r)
+                      r))))))))
 
 (defun org-roam-capture--insert-ref ()
   "Insert the ref if any."
diff --git a/org-roam-utils.el b/org-roam-utils.el
index baddb1c..3742f14 100644
--- a/org-roam-utils.el
+++ b/org-roam-utils.el
@@ -142,19 +142,42 @@ BEG and END are markers for the beginning and end regions."
                             (marker-buffer beg))))
 
 ;;; Formatting
+(defun org-roam-format (template replacer)
+  "Format TEMPLATE with the function REPLACER.
+REPLACER takes an argument of the format variable and optionally
+an extra argument which is the EXTRA value from the call to
+`org-roam-format'.
+Adapted from `s-format'."
+  (let ((saved-match-data (match-data)))
+    (unwind-protect
+        (replace-regexp-in-string
+         "\\${\\([^}]+\\)}"
+         (lambda (md)
+           (let ((var (match-string 1 md))
+                 (replacer-match-data (match-data)))
+             (unwind-protect
+                 (let ((v (progn
+                            (set-match-data saved-match-data)
+                            (funcall replacer var))))
+                   (if v (format "%s" v) (signal 'org-roam-format-resolve md)))
+               (set-match-data replacer-match-data)))) template
+         ;; Need literal to make sure it works
+         t t)
+      (set-match-data saved-match-data))))
+
 (defun org-roam--process-display-format (format)
   "Pre-calculate minimal widths needed by the FORMAT string."
   (let* ((fields-width 0)
          (string-width
           (string-width
-           (s-format format
-                     (lambda (field)
-                       (setq fields-width
-                             (+ fields-width
-                                (string-to-number
-                                 (or (cadr (split-string field ":"))
-                                     ""))))
-                       "")))))
+           (org-roam-format
+            format
+            (lambda (field)
+              (setq fields-width
+                    (+ fields-width
+                       (string-to-number
+                        (or (cadr (split-string field ":"))
+                            "")))))))))
     (cons format (+ fields-width string-width))))
 
 ;;; Diagnostics
diff --git a/org-roam.el b/org-roam.el
index 4ba9556..e97c49e 100644
--- a/org-roam.el
+++ b/org-roam.el
@@ -515,29 +515,30 @@ nodes."
 (defun org-roam-node--format-entry (node width)
   "Formats NODE for display in the results list.
 WIDTH is the width of the results list."
-  (let ((format (org-roam--process-display-format org-roam-node-display-template)))
-    (s-format (car format)
-              (lambda (field)
-                (let* ((field (split-string field ":"))
-                       (field-name (car field))
-                       (field-width (cadr field))
-                       (getter (intern (concat "org-roam-node-" field-name)))
-                       (field-value (or (funcall getter node) "")))
-                  (when (and (equal field-name "tags")
-                             field-value)
-                    (setq field-value (org-roam--tags-to-str field-value)))
-                  (when (and (equal field-name "file")
-                             field-value)
-                    (setq field-value (file-relative-name field-value org-roam-directory)))
-                  (if (not field-width)
-                      field-value
-                    (setq field-width (string-to-number field-width))
-                    (truncate-string-to-width
-                     field-value
-                     (if (> field-width 0)
-                         field-width
-                       (- width (cdr format)))
-                     0 ?\s)))))))
+  (let ((fmt (org-roam--process-display-format org-roam-node-display-template)))
+    (org-roam-format
+     (car fmt)
+     (lambda (field)
+       (let* ((field (split-string field ":"))
+              (field-name (car field))
+              (field-width (cadr field))
+              (getter (intern (concat "org-roam-node-" field-name)))
+              (field-value (or (funcall getter node) "")))
+         (when (and (equal field-name "tags")
+                    field-value)
+           (setq field-value (org-roam--tags-to-str field-value)))
+         (when (and (equal field-name "file")
+                    field-value)
+           (setq field-value (file-relative-name field-value org-roam-directory)))
+         (if (not field-width)
+             field-value
+           (setq field-width (string-to-number field-width))
+           (truncate-string-to-width
+            field-value
+            (if (> field-width 0)
+                field-width
+              (- width (cdr fmt)))
+            0 ?\s)))))))
 
 (defun org-roam-node-preview (file point)
   "Get preview content for FILE at POINT."