diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/StompSubProtocolHandler.java b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/StompSubProtocolHandler.java
index ad68b0f861a..95c23da0a58 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/StompSubProtocolHandler.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/StompSubProtocolHandler.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class StompSubProtocolHandler implements SubProtocolHandler, ApplicationE
 			this.eventPublisher.publishEvent(event);
 		}
 		catch (Throwable ex) {
-			logger.error("Failed to publish event " + event, ex);
+			logger.error("Error while publishing " + event, ex);
 		}
 	}