diff --git a/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs b/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs
index 436fdfeb462..7dddb254f22 100644
--- a/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs
+++ b/crates/sdk/src/tx.rs
@@ -3215,7 +3215,7 @@ async fn construct_shielded_parts<N: Namada>(
         Err(Build(builder::Error::InsufficientFunds(_))) => {
             return Err(TxSubmitError::NegativeBalanceAfterTransfer(
                 Box::new(source.effective_address()),
-                amount.amount().to_string_native(),
+                amount.to_string(),
                 Box::new(token.clone()),
             )
             .into());