diff --git a/lib/puppet/info_service/task_information_service.rb b/lib/puppet/info_service/task_information_service.rb
index b880487ef9f..afde5c90ac4 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/info_service/task_information_service.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/info_service/task_information_service.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def self.tasks_per_environment(environment_name)
           task.validate
           {:module => {:name => task.module.name}, :name => task.name, :metadata => task.metadata}
         rescue Puppet::Module::Task::Error => err
-          Puppet.log_exception(err, 'Failed to validate task')
+          Puppet.log_exception(err)
           nil
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/unit/info_service_spec.rb b/spec/unit/info_service_spec.rb
index 693cef7659c..90ffe6510b7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/info_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/info_service_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                                                                              :content => metadata.to_json}]]})
           File.write("#{modpath}/#{mod_name}/tasks/atask.json", "NOT JSON")
 
-          expect(Puppet).to receive(:send_log).with(:err, 'Failed to validate task')
+          expect(Puppet).to receive(:send_log).with(:err, "859: unexpected token at 'NOT JSON'")
 
           @tasks = Puppet::InfoService.tasks_per_environment(env_name)
           expect(@tasks.map{|t| t[:name]}).to contain_exactly('test1::btask', 'test1::ctask')