diff --git a/lib/services/notifications_cache.go b/lib/services/notifications_cache.go
index a071431648b4b..227aecf25df4b 100644
--- a/lib/services/notifications_cache.go
+++ b/lib/services/notifications_cache.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
-	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	apiutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils"
+	logutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/log"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/sortcache"
 )
 
@@ -456,14 +456,14 @@ func (c *UserNotificationCache) processEventsAndUpdateCurrent(ctx context.Contex
 			// to transform the notification into a legacy resource. We now have to use Unwrap() to get the original RFD153-style notification out and add it to the cache.
 			resource153, ok := event.Resource.(types.Resource153Unwrapper)
 			if !ok {
-				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected types.Resource153Unwrapper)", "resource_type", reflect.TypeOf(resource153))
+				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected types.Resource153Unwrapper)", "resource_type", logutils.TypeAttr(resource153))
 				continue
 			}
 			resource := resource153.Unwrap()
 
 			notification, ok := resource.(*notificationsv1.Notification)
 			if !ok {
-				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected *notificationsv1.Notification)", "resource_type", reflect.TypeOf(resource))
+				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected *notificationsv1.Notification)", "resource_type", logutils.TypeAttr(resource))
 				continue
 			}
 			if evicted := cache.Put(notification); evicted > 1 {
@@ -487,14 +487,14 @@ func (c *GlobalNotificationCache) processEventsAndUpdateCurrent(ctx context.Cont
 		case types.OpPut:
 			resource153, ok := event.Resource.(types.Resource153Unwrapper)
 			if !ok {
-				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected types.Resource153Unwrapper)", "resource_type", reflect.TypeOf(resource153))
+				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected types.Resource153Unwrapper)", "resource_type", logutils.TypeAttr(resource153))
 				continue
 			}
 			resource := resource153.Unwrap()
 
 			globalNotification, ok := resource.(*notificationsv1.GlobalNotification)
 			if !ok {
-				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected *notificationsv1.GlobalNotification)", "resource_type", reflect.TypeOf(resource))
+				slog.WarnContext(ctx, "Unexpected resource type in event (expected *notificationsv1.GlobalNotification)", "resource_type", logutils.TypeAttr(resource))
 				continue
 			}
 			if evicted := cache.Put(globalNotification); evicted > 1 {
diff --git a/lib/srv/desktop/rdp/rdpclient/client.go b/lib/srv/desktop/rdp/rdpclient/client.go
index 1642f6a3368b3..ca8ad121e81f9 100644
--- a/lib/srv/desktop/rdp/rdpclient/client.go
+++ b/lib/srv/desktop/rdp/rdpclient/client.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (c *Client) readClientUsername() error {
 		}
 		u, ok := msg.(tdp.ClientUsername)
 		if !ok {
-			c.cfg.Logger.DebugContext(context.Background(), fmt.Sprintf("Expected ClientUsername message, got %T", msg))
+			c.cfg.Logger.DebugContext(context.Background(), "Received unexpected ClientUsername message", "message_type", logutils.TypeAttr(msg))
 			continue
 		}
 		c.cfg.Logger.DebugContext(context.Background(), "Got RDP username", "username", u.Username)
diff --git a/lib/srv/desktop/windows_server.go b/lib/srv/desktop/windows_server.go
index 9d42bdcf74333..30e95a51d5840 100644
--- a/lib/srv/desktop/windows_server.go
+++ b/lib/srv/desktop/windows_server.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/desktop/tdp"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/tlsca"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils"
+	logutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1140,7 +1141,7 @@ func (s *WindowsService) makeTDPReceiveHandler(
 			if e.Size() > libevents.MaxProtoMessageSizeBytes {
 				// screen spec, mouse button, and mouse move are fixed size messages,
 				// so they cannot exceed the maximum size
-				s.cfg.Logger.WarnContext(ctx, "refusing to record message", "len", len(b), "type", fmt.Sprintf("%T", m))
+				s.cfg.Logger.WarnContext(ctx, "refusing to record message", "len", len(b), "type", logutils.TypeAttr(m))
 			} else {
 				if err := libevents.SetupAndRecordEvent(ctx, recorder, e); err != nil {
 					s.cfg.Logger.WarnContext(ctx, "could not record desktop recording event", "error", err)