diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb6aeb02..7474e6d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix panics in logging statements
+
 ## [0.29.2] - 2024-07-23
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/controllers/capa_controller.go b/controllers/capa_controller.go
index 60e4eeaf..6119fb4a 100644
--- a/controllers/capa_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/capa_controller.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (r *CAPAClusterReconciler) removeAWSClusterFinalizer(ctx context.Context, l
 		// k8serrors package. We have to get the cluster again with the now
 		// removed finalizer(s) and try again.
 		if k8serrors.IsInvalid(err) && i < maxPatchRetries {
-			logger.Info("patching AWSCluster failed, trying again: %s", err.Error())
+			logger.Info("patching AWSCluster failed, trying again", "error", err.Error())
 			if err := r.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cluster), cluster); err != nil {
 				return microerror.Mask(err)
 			}