diff --git a/rt/transports/http/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/transport/http/HTTPConduit.java b/rt/transports/http/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/transport/http/HTTPConduit.java
index 0af1fa6fcdc..c1ace9ff3df 100644
--- a/rt/transports/http/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/transport/http/HTTPConduit.java
+++ b/rt/transports/http/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/transport/http/HTTPConduit.java
@@ -1370,12 +1370,13 @@ protected void handleRetransmits() throws IOException {
                 || ("GET".equals(getMethod()) && getClient().isAutoRedirect())) {
 
                 if (LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE) && cachedStream != null) {
-                    LOG.fine("Conduit \""
-                             + getConduitName() 
-                             + "\" Transmit cached message to: " 
-                             + url
-                             + ": "
-                             + new String(cachedStream.getBytes()));
+                    StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder(4096);
+                    b.append("Conduit \"").append(getConduitName())
+                        .append("\" Transmit cached message to: ")
+                        .append(url)
+                        .append(": ");
+                    cachedStream.writeCacheTo(b, 16 * 1024);
+                    LOG.fine(b.toString());
                 }