diff --git a/hermes-consumers/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/consumers/consumer/receiver/kafka/BasicMessageContentReader.java b/hermes-consumers/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/consumers/consumer/receiver/kafka/BasicMessageContentReader.java
index d1a28a300e..3a1a3086f0 100644
--- a/hermes-consumers/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/consumers/consumer/receiver/kafka/BasicMessageContentReader.java
+++ b/hermes-consumers/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/hermes/consumers/consumer/receiver/kafka/BasicMessageContentReader.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ private void ensureExistence(Integer schemaVersion, Integer schemaId) {
       throw new RetryableReceiverError(
           String.format(
               "Requested schema not present yet for topic: %s, schemaVersion: %s, schemaId: %s",
-              topic, schemaVersion, schemaId),
+              topic.getQualifiedName(), schemaVersion, schemaId),
           ex);
     }
   }