diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/TestContextManager.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/TestContextManager.java
index 43810da35a6..5f3d186f17e 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/TestContextManager.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/TestContextManager.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class TestContextManager {
 		// Use defaults?
 		if (descriptor == null) {
 			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("@TestExecutionListeners is not present for class [" + clazz + "]: using defaults.");
+				logger.debug("@TestExecutionListeners is not present for class [" + clazz.getName() + "]: using defaults.");
 			}
 			classesList.addAll(getDefaultTestExecutionListenerClasses());
 		}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class TestContextManager {
 				AnnotationAttributes annAttrs = descriptor.getAnnotationAttributes();
 				if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
 					logger.trace(String.format("Retrieved @TestExecutionListeners attributes [%s] for declaring class [%s].",
-							annAttrs, declaringClass));
+							annAttrs, declaringClass.getName()));
 				}
 
 				Class<? extends TestExecutionListener>[] valueListenerClasses =
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class TestContextManager {
 				if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(valueListenerClasses) && !ObjectUtils.isEmpty(listenerClasses)) {
 					throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("Class [%s] configured with @TestExecutionListeners' " +
 							"'value' [%s] and 'listeners' [%s] attributes. Use one or the other, but not both.",
-							declaringClass, ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(valueListenerClasses),
+							declaringClass.getName(), ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(valueListenerClasses),
 							ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(listenerClasses)));
 				}
 				else if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(valueListenerClasses)) {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public class TestContextManager {
 	public void beforeTestClass() throws Exception {
 		Class<?> testClass = getTestContext().getTestClass();
 		if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-			logger.trace("beforeTestClass(): class [" + testClass + "]");
+			logger.trace("beforeTestClass(): class [" + testClass.getName() + "]");
 		}
 		getTestContext().updateState(null, null, null);
 
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ public class TestContextManager {
 	public void afterTestMethod(Object testInstance, Method testMethod, Throwable exception) throws Exception {
 		Assert.notNull(testInstance, "testInstance must not be null");
 		if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-			logger.trace("afterTestMethod(): instance [" + testInstance + "], method [" + testMethod + "], exception ["
-					+ exception + "]");
+			logger.trace("afterTestMethod(): instance [" + testInstance + "], method [" + testMethod +
+					"], exception [" + exception + "]");
 		}
 		getTestContext().updateState(testInstance, testMethod, exception);
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public class TestContextManager {
 	public void afterTestClass() throws Exception {
 		Class<?> testClass = getTestContext().getTestClass();
 		if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-			logger.trace("afterTestClass(): class [" + testClass + "]");
+			logger.trace("afterTestClass(): class [" + testClass.getName() + "]");
 		}
 		getTestContext().updateState(null, null, null);