diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java
index b2c9cfe1549e1..aace3d35efb53 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoveryTarget.java
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public void onResponse(Void unused) {
 
                 @Override
                 public void onFailure(Exception e) {
-                    logger.debug("{} recovery failed after being marked as done", e);
+                    logger.debug("recovery failed after being marked as done", e);
                     notifyListener(new RecoveryFailedException(state(), "Recovery failed on post recovery step", e), true);
                 }
             }, this::decRef));