diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/tool/ToolUtils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/tool/ToolUtils.scala
index 7aaf51456..0bddd520a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/tool/ToolUtils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/tool/ToolUtils.scala
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ object ToolUtils extends Logging {
             val targetEx = i.getTargetException
             if (targetEx != null) {
               targetEx match {
-                case k: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io.JsonEOFException =>
+                case j: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io.JsonEOFException =>
                   // Spark3.41+ embeds JsonEOFException in the InvocationTargetException
                   // We need to show a warning message instead of failing the entire app.
-                  logWarning(s"Incomplete eventlog, ${k.getMessage}")
-                case j: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException =>
+                  logWarning(s"Incomplete eventlog, ${j.getMessage}")
+                case k: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException =>
                   // this is a parser error thrown by spark-3.4+ which indicates the log is
                   // malformed
-                  throw j
+                  throw k
                 case z: ClassNotFoundException if z.getMessage != null =>
                   logWarning(s"ClassNotFoundException while parsing an event: ${z.getMessage}")
                 case t: Throwable =>