diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/decider/AllocationDeciders.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/decider/AllocationDeciders.java
index 5b6f145fe8f..986613e5a42 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/decider/AllocationDeciders.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/decider/AllocationDeciders.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class AllocationDeciders extends AllocationDecider {
             // short track if a NO is returned.
             if (decision == Decision.NO) {
                 if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-                    logger.trace("Can not allocate [{}] on node [{}] due to [{}]", shardRouting, node.nodeId(), allocationDecider.getClass().getSimpleName());
+                    logger.trace("Can not allocate [{}] on node [{}] due to [{}]", shardRouting, node.node(), allocationDecider.getClass().getSimpleName());
                 }
                 // short circuit only if debugging is not enabled
                 if (!allocation.debugDecision()) {