diff --git a/teuthology/provision/fog.py b/teuthology/provision/fog.py
index 12914f296..101da2464 100644
--- a/teuthology/provision/fog.py
+++ b/teuthology/provision/fog.py
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def do_request(self, url_suffix, data=None, method='GET', verify=True):
         )
         prepped = req.prepare()
         resp = requests.Session().send(prepped)
-        if not resp.ok and resp.text:
-            self.log.error("%s: %s", resp.status_code, resp.text)
+        if not resp.ok:
+            self.log.error(f"Got status {resp.status_code} from {url_suffix}: '{resp.text}'")
         if verify:
             resp.raise_for_status()
         return resp