diff --git a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/internals/ConsumerMembershipManager.java b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/internals/ConsumerMembershipManager.java
index 82c209ac1283c..3011d56779416 100644
--- a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/internals/ConsumerMembershipManager.java
+++ b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/internals/ConsumerMembershipManager.java
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ public void consumerRebalanceListenerCallbackCompleted(ConsumerRebalanceListener
         if (error.isPresent()) {
             Exception e = error.get();
             log.warn(
-                    "The {} method completed with an error ({}); signaling to continue to the next phase of rebalance",
-                    methodName.fullyQualifiedMethodName(),
-                    e.getMessage()
+                "The {} method failed during rebalance; proceeding to the next phase",
+                methodName.fullyQualifiedMethodName(),
+                e
             );
 
             future.completeExceptionally(e);