diff --git a/src/org/jgroups/stack/RouterStubManager.java b/src/org/jgroups/stack/RouterStubManager.java
index 656545a0ff..b112ce6b6e 100644
--- a/src/org/jgroups/stack/RouterStubManager.java
+++ b/src/org/jgroups/stack/RouterStubManager.java
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ protected void checkTimeouts() {
             if(timeout > heartbeat_timeout) {
                 log.debug("%s: closed connection to GossipRouter %s as no heartbeat has been received for %s",
                           local_addr, st.remote(),
-                          Util.printTime(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS), st);
+                          Util.printTime(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
                 st.destroy();
             }
         });