diff --git a/src/internal/connector/support/status.go b/src/internal/connector/support/status.go
index cf6668a5f..6209bd01a 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/support/status.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/support/status.go
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ func CreateStatus(
 	}
 
 	if status.ObjectCount != status.errorCount+status.Successful {
-		logger.Ctx(ctx).DPanicw(
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).Errorw(
 			"status object count does not match errors + successes",
 			"objects", cm.Objects,
 			"successes", cm.Successes,
 			"numErrors", numErr,
-			"errors", err.Error())
+			"errors", err)
 	}
 
 	return &status
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/support/status_test.go b/src/internal/connector/support/status_test.go
index 35d17d698..009994a5e 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/support/status_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/support/status_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (suite *GCStatusTestSuite) TestCreateStatus_InvalidStatus() {
 	t := suite.T()
 	params := statusParams{Backup, 9, 3, 13, errors.New("invalidcl")}
 
-	require.Panics(t, func() {
+	require.NotPanics(t, func() {
 		ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
 		defer flush()