diff --git a/src/ripple/app/hook/impl/applyHook.cpp b/src/ripple/app/hook/impl/applyHook.cpp
index 5b5f28cf2..53aca6ed3 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/hook/impl/applyHook.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/hook/impl/applyHook.cpp
@@ -3577,7 +3577,7 @@ DEFINE_HOOK_FUNCTION(
     {
         JLOG(j.trace()) << "HookEmit[" << HC_ACC()
                         << "]: Transaction preflight failure: "
-                        << preflightResult.ter;
+                        << transHuman(preflightResult.ter);
         return EMISSION_FAILURE;
     }