diff --git a/storm-server/src/main/java/org/apache/storm/daemon/nimbus/Nimbus.java b/storm-server/src/main/java/org/apache/storm/daemon/nimbus/Nimbus.java
index 978c54da5d0..d69cfd63d00 100644
--- a/storm-server/src/main/java/org/apache/storm/daemon/nimbus/Nimbus.java
+++ b/storm-server/src/main/java/org/apache/storm/daemon/nimbus/Nimbus.java
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ private int getTopologyHeartbeatTimeoutSecs(String topoId) {
             return getTopologyHeartbeatTimeoutSecs(topoConf);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // contain any exception
-            LOG.warn("Exception when getting heartbeat timeout.", e.getMessage());
+            LOG.warn("Exception when getting heartbeat timeout", e);
             return ObjectReader.getInt(conf.get(DaemonConfig.NIMBUS_TASK_TIMEOUT_SECS));
         }
     }