diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java
index 4920ae0eb..2ced3959c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/RepositoryFactorySupport.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public abstract class RepositoryFactorySupport implements BeanClassLoaderAware,
 
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			logger
-					.debug(LogMessage.format("Finished creation of repository instance for {}.", repositoryInterface.getName()));
+					.debug(LogMessage.format("Finished creation of repository instance for %s.", repositoryInterface.getName()));
 		}
 
 		return repository;