diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/support/AuditingEntityListener.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/support/AuditingEntityListener.java
index 4f9d16a7f..a592e290c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/support/AuditingEntityListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/support/AuditingEntityListener.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class AuditingEntityListener<T> implements InitializingBean {
         Object defaultedNow = now == null ? "not set" : now;
         Object defaultedAuditor = auditor == null ? "unknown" : auditor;
 
-        LOG.debug("Touched %s - Last modification at %s by %s", new Object[] {
+        LOG.debug("Touched {} - Last modification at {} by {}", new Object[] {
                 auditable, defaultedNow, defaultedAuditor });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/NamedQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/NamedQuery.java
index 5c26d15be..39a1e44ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/NamedQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/NamedQuery.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ final class NamedQuery extends AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery {
 
         final String queryName = method.getNamedQueryName();
 
-        LOG.debug("Looking up named query %s", queryName);
+        LOG.debug("Looking up named query {}", queryName);
 
         try {
 
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ final class NamedQuery extends AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery {
             }
 
             if (parameters.hasPageableParameter()) {
-                LOG.info(String
-                        .format("Finder method %s is backed by a NamedQuery"
+                LOG.info(
+                        "Finder method {} is backed by a NamedQuery"
                                 + " but contains a Pageble parameter! Sorting deliviered "
                                 + "via this Pageable will not be applied!",
-                                method));
+                        method);
 
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
index dec83bb02..f2b741208 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ final class SimpleJpaQuery extends AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery {
     public static RepositoryQuery fromQueryAnnotation(
             JpaQueryMethod queryMethod, EntityManager em) {
 
-        LOG.debug("Looking up query for method %s", queryMethod.getName());
+        LOG.debug("Looking up query for method {}", queryMethod.getName());
 
         String query = queryMethod.getAnnotatedQuery();