diff --git a/lib/bunyan.js b/lib/bunyan.js
index aa294f3..37dc4fd 100644
--- a/lib/bunyan.js
+++ b/lib/bunyan.js
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ Logger.prototype._emit = function (rec) {
 
   this.streams.forEach(function (s) {
     if (s.level <= level) {
-      xxx('writing log rec "%s" to "%s" stream (%d <= %d)', obj.msg, s.type,
-        s.level, level);
+      xxx('writing log rec "%s" to "%s" stream (%d <= %d): %s',
+        obj.msg, s.type, s.level, level, str);
       s.stream.write(str);
     }
   });