diff --git a/devices/common/lofar_logging.py b/devices/common/lofar_logging.py
index 4bedad018047614c16d65b75816ac12dc7dbd7d0..5f3696efa45c8c95d3a7cf8837a51339493a9fe6 100644
--- a/devices/common/lofar_logging.py
+++ b/devices/common/lofar_logging.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def log_exceptions():
             try:
                 return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.error_stream("Caught exception: %s: %s", e.__class__.__name__, e, exc_info=1)
+                self.error_stream("Unhandled exception: {}".format(e))
                 raise e
 
         return inner