diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/scale_down.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/scale_down.go
index 88ec35e74d4..a35976dcc36 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/scale_down.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/scale_down.go
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ func drainNode(node *apiv1.Node, pods []*apiv1.Pod, client kube_client.Interface
 		for _, pod := range pods {
 			podreturned, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(pod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			if err == nil && (podreturned == nil || podreturned.Spec.NodeName == node.Name) {
-				klog.Errorf("Not deleted yet %v", podreturned)
+				klog.Errorf("Not deleted yet %s/%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 				allGone = false
 				break
 			}