diff --git a/gossip/gossip/channel/channel.go b/gossip/gossip/channel/channel.go
index 463d427de81..dffe70f0b7e 100644
--- a/gossip/gossip/channel/channel.go
+++ b/gossip/gossip/channel/channel.go
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func (gc *gossipChannel) ConfigureChannel(joinMsg api.JoinChannelMessage) {
 	}
 
 	if gc.joinMsg.SequenceNumber() > (joinMsg.SequenceNumber()) {
-		gc.logger.Warning("Already have a more updated JoinChannel message(", gc.joinMsg.SequenceNumber(), ") than", gc.joinMsg.SequenceNumber())
+		gc.logger.Warning("Already have a more updated JoinChannel message(", gc.joinMsg.SequenceNumber(), ") than", joinMsg.SequenceNumber())
 		return
 	}