diff --git a/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go b/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go
index b90bbbea22d204..5a5316031fb565 100644
--- a/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go
+++ b/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ func (ws *GitInitializer) Run(ctx context.Context, mappings []archive.IDMapping)
 
 		cmd = exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location)
 		res, _ = cmd.CombinedOutput()
-		log.Infof("ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location, res)
+		log.Infof("ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location, string(res))
 
 		cmd = exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location+".git/")
 		res, _ = cmd.CombinedOutput()
-		log.Infof("ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+".git/", res)
+		log.Infof("ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+".git/", string(res))
 	}
 	if err := ws.realizeCloneTarget(ctx); err != nil {
 		return src, xerrors.Errorf("git initializer clone: %w", err)