diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.ts
index bc9fe4698f..29b67b5e14 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class JobProcessor implements Processor {
     } catch (ex) {
       job.error = ex;
       job.status = 'FAILED';
-      logger.error(`job ${job.id} failed with reason`, { ex });
+      logger.error(`job ${job.id} failed with reason: ${ex}`);
     }
   }
 }