diff --git a/network/node/register.go b/network/node/register.go
index a387413a3bdf63ae7bb2dfd829d49d2090e3bdc2..2366c98c94ed14cf70ce9f33ec50598bd4d0fb0f 100644
--- a/network/node/register.go
+++ b/network/node/register.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func registerNodes(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session,
 				regTimestamp, uci, cmix, rng, stop)
 			inProgress.Delete(nidStr)
 			if err != nil {
-				jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to register node: %v", err)
+				jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to register node: %s", err.Error())
 				//if we have not reached the attempt limit for this gateway, send it back into the channel to retry
 				if numAttempts < maxAttempts {
 					go func() {