diff --git a/lib/analyze-action.js b/lib/analyze-action.js
index 02ca79c1e..27aee2543 100644
--- a/lib/analyze-action.js
+++ b/lib/analyze-action.js
@@ -91746,7 +91746,9 @@ async function cleanupAndUploadDatabases(repositoryNwo, codeql, config, apiDetai
         bundledDbReadStream.close();
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      logger.warning(`Failed to upload database for ${language}: ${e}`);
+      logger.warning(
+        `Failed to upload database for ${language}: ${getErrorMessage(e)}`
+      );
       reports.push({
         language,
         error: getErrorMessage(e)
diff --git a/src/database-upload.test.ts b/src/database-upload.test.ts
index e07ff1da2..57d07adb2 100644
--- a/src/database-upload.test.ts
+++ b/src/database-upload.test.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test("Don't crash if uploading a database fails", async (t) => {
         (v) =>
           v.type === "warning" &&
           v.message ===
-            "Failed to upload database for javascript: Error: some error message",
+            "Failed to upload database for javascript: some error message",
       ) !== undefined,
     );
   });
diff --git a/src/database-upload.ts b/src/database-upload.ts
index b3e1abefa..87b17b4ea 100644
--- a/src/database-upload.ts
+++ b/src/database-upload.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ export async function cleanupAndUploadDatabases(
       }
     } catch (e) {
       // Log a warning but don't fail the workflow
-      logger.warning(`Failed to upload database for ${language}: ${e}`);
+      logger.warning(
+        `Failed to upload database for ${language}: ${util.getErrorMessage(e)}`,
+      );
       reports.push({
         language,
         error: util.getErrorMessage(e),