diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/reservation/NoOverCommitPolicy.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/reservation/NoOverCommitPolicy.java
index 98ef5828760..7792e54ed9c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/reservation/NoOverCommitPolicy.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/reservation/NoOverCommitPolicy.java
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ public class NoOverCommitPolicy implements SharingPolicy {
               reservation.getStartTime(), reservation.getEndTime());
     } catch (PlanningException p) {
       throw new ResourceOverCommitException(
-          "Resources at time " + " would be overcommitted by "
-              + "accepting reservation: " + reservation.getReservationId());
+          "Resources at time " + reservation.getStartTime()
+          + " would be overcommitted by accepting reservation: "
+              + reservation.getReservationId(), p);
     }
   }