diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java
index 2d10d820ac..c610f8caee 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/repository/StandardLogRepository.java
@@ -70,20 +70,26 @@ public class StandardLogRepository implements LogRepository {
 
     @Override
     public void addLogMessage(final LogLevel level, final String format, final Object[] params) {
+        replaceThrowablesWithMessage(params);
         final String formattedMessage = MessageFormatter.arrayFormat(format, params).getMessage();
         addLogMessage(level, formattedMessage);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void addLogMessage(final LogLevel level, final String format, final Object[] params, final Throwable t) {
-        final Object[] paramsWithThrowable = new Object[params.length + 1];
-        System.arraycopy(params, 0, paramsWithThrowable, 0, params.length);
-        paramsWithThrowable[paramsWithThrowable.length - 1] = t;
-
-        final String formattedMessage = MessageFormatter.arrayFormat(format, paramsWithThrowable).getMessage();
+        replaceThrowablesWithMessage(params);
+        final String formattedMessage = MessageFormatter.arrayFormat(format, params, t).getMessage();
         addLogMessage(level, formattedMessage, t);
     }
 
+    private void replaceThrowablesWithMessage(Object[] params) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
+            if(params[i] instanceof Throwable) {
+                params[i] = ((Throwable) params[i]).getLocalizedMessage();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setObservationLevel(String observerIdentifier, LogLevel level) {
         writeLock.lock();
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/TestStandardLogRepository.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/TestStandardLogRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6017220cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/logging/TestStandardLogRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.nifi.logging;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.nifi.logging.repository.StandardLogRepository;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class TestStandardLogRepository {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLogRepository() {
+        StandardLogRepository repo = new StandardLogRepository();
+        MockLogObserver observer = new MockLogObserver();
+        repo.addObserver("mock", LogLevel.DEBUG, observer);
+
+        IOException exception = new IOException("exception");
+
+        repo.addLogMessage(LogLevel.DEBUG, "Testing {} to get exception message <{}>", new Object[]{observer.getClass().getName(), exception});
+        repo.addLogMessage(LogLevel.DEBUG, "Testing {} to get exception message", new Object[]{observer.getClass().getName()}, exception);
+
+        assertEquals(observer.getMessages().get(0), "Testing org.apache.nifi.logging.TestStandardLogRepository$MockLogObserver to get exception message <exception>");
+        assertEquals(observer.getMessages().get(1), "Testing org.apache.nifi.logging.TestStandardLogRepository$MockLogObserver to get exception message");
+    }
+
+    private class MockLogObserver implements LogObserver {
+
+        private List<String> messages = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+        @Override
+        public void onLogMessage(LogMessage message) {
+            messages.add(message.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        public List<String> getMessages() {
+            return messages;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
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