diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 057a57a2b..81a3ca5b5 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ func (client *client) tryRefreshMetadata(topics []string, attemptsRemaining int,
 				Logger.Println("client/metadata skipping last retries as we would go past the metadata timeout")
 				return err
 			}
-			Logger.Printf("client/metadata retrying after %dms... (%d attempts remaining)\n", client.conf.Metadata.Retry.Backoff/time.Millisecond, attemptsRemaining)
+			Logger.Printf("client/metadata retrying after %dms... (%d attempts remaining)\n", backoff/time.Millisecond, attemptsRemaining)
 			if backoff > 0 {
 				time.Sleep(backoff)
 			}