diff --git a/tools/upgradetool/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/tools/internal/YamlConfigurationV1TagsUpgrader.java b/tools/upgradetool/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/tools/internal/YamlConfigurationV1TagsUpgrader.java
index 76bbfe4334..1cbf97f0d2 100644
--- a/tools/upgradetool/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/tools/internal/YamlConfigurationV1TagsUpgrader.java
+++ b/tools/upgradetool/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/tools/internal/YamlConfigurationV1TagsUpgrader.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class YamlConfigurationV1TagsUpgrader implements Upgrader {
                 @Override
                 public FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(@NonNullByDefault({}) Path file,
                         @NonNullByDefault({}) IOException exc) throws IOException {
-                    logger.warn("Failed to process {}: {}", file.toAbsolutePath(), exc.getClass().getSimpleName());
+                    logger.warn("Failed to process {}: {}", file.toAbsolutePath(), exc.getMessage());
                     return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
                 }
             });