diff --git a/.changelog/5308.txt b/.changelog/5308.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2fa5719827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5308.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+iam: fixed request batching bug where failed requests would show unnecessary backslash escaping to the user.
+```
diff --git a/google/batcher.go b/google/batcher.go
index 3e701a07118..36aaccb16c4 100644
--- a/google/batcher.go
+++ b/google/batcher.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package google
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 )
 
 const defaultBatchSendIntervalSec = 3
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func (b *RequestBatcher) SendRequestWithTimeout(batchKey string, request *BatchR
 	case resp := <-respCh:
 		if resp.err != nil {
 			return nil, errwrap.Wrapf(
-				fmt.Sprintf("Request %q returned error: {{err}}", request.DebugId),
+				fmt.Sprintf("Request `%s` returned error: {{err}}", request.DebugId),
 				resp.err)
 		}
 		return resp.body, nil
diff --git a/google/resource_iam_member.go b/google/resource_iam_member.go
index 604c210d3b9..1c9ba8c9091 100644
--- a/google/resource_iam_member.go
+++ b/google/resource_iam_member.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func resourceIamMemberCreate(newUpdaterFunc newResourceIamUpdaterFunc, enableBat
 		}
 		if enableBatching {
 			err = BatchRequestModifyIamPolicy(updater, modifyF, config,
-				fmt.Sprintf("Create IAM Members %s %+v for %q", memberBind.Role, memberBind.Members[0], updater.DescribeResource()))
+				fmt.Sprintf("Create IAM Members %s %+v for %s", memberBind.Role, memberBind.Members[0], updater.DescribeResource()))
 		} else {
 			err = iamPolicyReadModifyWrite(updater, modifyF)
 		}