diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 60214453a..28256ec5c 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ void EvalState::runDebugRepl(const Error * error, const Env & env, const Expr &
         if (trylevel > 0 && error->info().level != lvlInfo)
             printError("This exception occurred in a try clause. use " ANSI_GREEN "--ignore-try" ANSI_NORMAL " to skip these.\n");
 
-        printError(ANSI_BOLD "Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.\n" ANSI_NORMAL, error->what());
+        printError(ANSI_BOLD "Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.\n" ANSI_NORMAL);
     }
 
     auto se = getStaticEnv(expr);