diff --git a/watchtower/wtclient/session_queue.go b/watchtower/wtclient/session_queue.go
index 649bf8fe..de802734 100644
--- a/watchtower/wtclient/session_queue.go
+++ b/watchtower/wtclient/session_queue.go
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ func (q *sessionQueue) drainBackups() {
 		// before attempting to dequeue any pending updates.
 		stateUpdate, isPending, backupID, err := q.nextStateUpdate()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("SessionQueue(%s) unable to get next state "+
-				"update: %v", err)
+			log.Errorf("SessionQueue(%v) unable to get next state "+
+				"update: %v", q.ID(), err)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ func (q *sessionQueue) sendStateUpdate(conn wtserver.Peer,
 		// TODO(conner): borked watchtower
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unable to ack seqnum=%d: %v",
 			stateUpdate.SeqNum, err)
-		log.Errorf("SessionQueue(%s) failed to ack update: %v", err)
+		log.Errorf("SessionQueue(%v) failed to ack update: %v", q.ID(), err)
 		return err
 
 	case err == wtdb.ErrLastAppliedReversion: