diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
index c5e67b72f166..e589883c7a38 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/static_autoscaler.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (a *StaticAutoscaler) RunOnce(currentTime time.Time) errors.AutoscalerError
 			metrics.UpdateDurationFromStart(metrics.ScaleDown, scaleDownStart)
 
 			if typedErr != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Failed to scale down: %v", err)
+				glog.Errorf("Failed to scale down: %v", typedErr)
 				a.lastScaleDownFailTime = currentTime
 				return typedErr
 			}