diff --git a/gp2gp-translator/src/main/java/uk/nhs/adaptors/pss/translator/service/AcknowledgeRecordService.java b/gp2gp-translator/src/main/java/uk/nhs/adaptors/pss/translator/service/AcknowledgeRecordService.java
index d21e5ffe6..85d3795b7 100644
--- a/gp2gp-translator/src/main/java/uk/nhs/adaptors/pss/translator/service/AcknowledgeRecordService.java
+++ b/gp2gp-translator/src/main/java/uk/nhs/adaptors/pss/translator/service/AcknowledgeRecordService.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public boolean prepareAndSendAcknowledgementMessage(AcknowledgeRecordMessage ack
         try {
             message = parseOriginalMessage(acknowledgeRecordMessage);
         } catch (Exception exception) {
-            LOGGER.error("Original message was not parsed due to an exception.", exception.getMessage());
+            LOGGER.error("Original message was not parsed due to an exception: {}", exception.getMessage());
             return false;
         }