diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index a02d3057cf0f..9473211369db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ automatic splitting at root level, if root level element is an array. {pull}3415
 - Fix issue using projects in airgapped environments by disabling npm audit. {pull}34936[34936]
 - Fix broken state ID location naming. {pull}35336[35336]
 - Fix output pipeline exit on run_once. {pull}35376[35376]
+- Fix formatting issue with socket trace timeout. {pull}35434[35434]
 
 *Heartbeat*
 
diff --git a/heartbeat/beater/heartbeat.go b/heartbeat/beater/heartbeat.go
index d506dfe02ecd..64566cc8b202 100644
--- a/heartbeat/beater/heartbeat.go
+++ b/heartbeat/beater/heartbeat.go
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ func New(b *beat.Beat, rawConfig *conf.C) (beat.Beater, error) {
 	if stConfig != nil {
 		// Note this, intentionally, blocks until connected to the trace endpoint
 		var err error
-		logp.L().Info("Setting up sock tracer at %s (wait: %s)", stConfig.Path, stConfig.Wait)
+		logp.L().Infof("Setting up sock tracer at %s (wait: %s)", stConfig.Path, stConfig.Wait)
 		trace, err = tracer.NewSockTracer(stConfig.Path, stConfig.Wait)
 		if err != nil {
-			logp.L().Fatal("could not connect to socket trace at path %s after %s timeout: %s", stConfig.Path, stConfig.Wait, err)
+			logp.L().Fatalf("could not connect to socket trace at path %s after %s timeout: %w", stConfig.Path, stConfig.Wait, err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/heartbeat/tracer/tracer.go b/heartbeat/tracer/tracer.go
index 81c16268235c..d2e4e355856e 100644
--- a/heartbeat/tracer/tracer.go
+++ b/heartbeat/tracer/tracer.go
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ func NewSockTracer(path string, wait time.Duration) (st SockTracer, err error) {
 			return st, fmt.Errorf("wait time for sock trace exceeded: %s", wait)
 		}
 		if _, err := os.Stat(st.path); err == nil {
-			logp.L().Info("socktracer found file for unix socket: %s, will attempt to connect")
+			logp.L().Infof("socktracer found file for unix socket: %s, will attempt to connect")
 			break
 		} else {
-			logp.L().Info("socktracer could not find file for unix socket at: %s, will retry in %s", delay)
+			logp.L().Infof("socktracer could not find file for unix socket at: %s, will retry in %s", delay)
 			time.Sleep(delay)
 		}
 	}