diff --git a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQException.java b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQException.java
index d96a141d11e..a5b7e1abaf3 100644
--- a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQException.java
+++ b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQException.java
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ public ActiveMQExceptionType getType() {
 
    @Override
    public String toString() {
-      return this.getClass().getSimpleName() + "[errorType=" + type + " message=" + getMessage() + "]";
+      return this.getClass().getName() + ": [errorType=" + type + " message=" + getMessage() + "]";
    }
 }