diff --git a/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/lazy_formattable.py b/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/lazy_formattable.py
index e4f994ae3..320570c0e 100644
--- a/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/lazy_formattable.py
+++ b/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/lazy_formattable.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from functools import cached_property
-from typing import Callable, Union
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
 
 from typing_extensions import override
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class LazyFormat:
         logger.debug(LazyFormat(lambda: f"Result is: {expensive_function()}")
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, message: Union[str, Callable[[], str]], **kwargs) -> None:  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+    def __init__(self, message: Optional[Union[str, Callable[[], str]]] = None, **kwargs) -> None:  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
         """Initializer.
 
         Args:
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ def __init__(self, message: Union[str, Callable[[], str]], **kwargs) -> None:  #
 
     @cached_property
     def _str_value(self) -> str:
+        message: Optional[str]
         """Cache the result as `__str__` can be called multiple times for multiple log handlers."""
-        if callable(self._message):
+        if self._message is not None and callable(self._message):
             message = self._message()
         else:
             message = self._message
-        return mf_pformat_dict(message, self._kwargs, preserve_raw_strings=True)
+        return mf_pformat_dict(description=message, obj_dict=self._kwargs, preserve_raw_strings=True)
 
     @override
     def __str__(self) -> str:
diff --git a/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/pretty_print.py b/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/pretty_print.py
index 5b1ffada2..f9e5c5837 100644
--- a/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/pretty_print.py
+++ b/metricflow-semantics/metricflow_semantics/mf_logging/pretty_print.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from dataclasses import fields, is_dataclass
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sized, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Sized, Tuple, Union
 
 from dsi_pydantic_shim import BaseModel
 
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ def mf_pformat(  # type: ignore
 
 
 def mf_pformat_dict(  # type: ignore
-    description: str,
-    obj_dict: Dict[str, Any],
+    description: Optional[str] = None,
+    obj_dict: Optional[Mapping[str, Any]] = None,
     max_line_length: int = 120,
     indent_prefix: str = "  ",
     include_object_field_names: bool = True,
@@ -444,7 +444,8 @@ def mf_pformat_dict(  # type: ignore
     representation of the string. e.g. if value="foo", then "foo" instead of "'foo'". Useful for values that contain
     newlines.
     """
-    lines: List[str] = [description]
+    lines: List[str] = [description] if description is not None else []
+    obj_dict = obj_dict or {}
     for key, value in obj_dict.items():
         if preserve_raw_strings and isinstance(value, str):
             value_str = value
@@ -471,5 +472,9 @@ def mf_pformat_dict(  # type: ignore
         else:
             item_block_lines = (f"{key}: {value_str}",)
         item_block = "\n".join(item_block_lines)
-        lines.append(indent(item_block))
+
+        if description is None:
+            lines.append(item_block)
+        else:
+            lines.append(indent(item_block))
     return "\n".join(lines)
diff --git a/metricflow-semantics/tests_metricflow_semantics/collection_helpers/test_pretty_print.py b/metricflow-semantics/tests_metricflow_semantics/collection_helpers/test_pretty_print.py
index 1c9bdde49..4c42b1ac1 100644
--- a/metricflow-semantics/tests_metricflow_semantics/collection_helpers/test_pretty_print.py
+++ b/metricflow-semantics/tests_metricflow_semantics/collection_helpers/test_pretty_print.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.elements.dimension import PydanticDimension
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.type_enums import DimensionType
+from metricflow_semantics.formatting.formatting_helpers import mf_dedent
 from metricflow_semantics.mf_logging.formatting import indent
 from metricflow_semantics.mf_logging.pretty_formattable import MetricFlowPrettyFormattable
 from metricflow_semantics.mf_logging.pretty_print import mf_pformat, mf_pformat_dict
@@ -202,3 +203,18 @@ def pretty_format(self) -> Optional[str]:
             return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({self.field_0:.2f})"
 
     assert mf_pformat(_ExampleDataclass(1.2345)) == f"{_ExampleDataclass.__name__}(1.23)"
+
+
+def test_pformat_dict_with_empty_message() -> None:
+    """Test `mf_pformat_dict` without a description."""
+    result = mf_pformat_dict(obj_dict={"object_0": (1, 2, 3), "object_1": {4: 5}})
+
+    assert (
+        mf_dedent(
+            """
+            object_0: (1, 2, 3)
+            object_1: {4: 5}
+            """
+        )
+        == result
+    )