diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/SingleNodeShutdownMetadata.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/SingleNodeShutdownMetadata.java
index 576a7e1b55afb..013b6e7d764fe 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/SingleNodeShutdownMetadata.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/SingleNodeShutdownMetadata.java
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ public String toString() {
         if (allocationDelay != null) {
             stringBuilder.append(", allocationDelay=[").append(allocationDelay).append("]");
         }
+        if (targetNodeName != null) {
+            stringBuilder.append(", targetNodeName=[").append(targetNodeName).append("]");
+        }
         stringBuilder.append("}");
         return stringBuilder.toString();
     }