diff --git a/evennia/utils/logger.py b/evennia/utils/logger.py
index eccee3b3d3..19b5e1214d 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/logger.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/logger.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _log(msg, logfunc, prefix="", **kwargs):
     try:
         msg = str(msg)
     except Exception as err:
-        msg = str(e)
+        msg = str(err)
     if kwargs:
         logfunc(msg, **kwargs)
     else: