diff --git a/fendermint/vm/interpreter/src/fvm/state/ipc.rs b/fendermint/vm/interpreter/src/fvm/state/ipc.rs
index eab864a59..e9a5a1a94 100644
--- a/fendermint/vm/interpreter/src/fvm/state/ipc.rs
+++ b/fendermint/vm/interpreter/src/fvm/state/ipc.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl<DB: Blockstore + Clone> GatewayCaller<DB> {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         // Construct a Merkle tree from the power table, which we can use to validate validator set membership
         // when the signatures are submitted in transactions for accumulation.
-        tracing::debug!("power_table: {power_table:?}");
+        tracing::debug!(?power_table, "constructing Merkle tree of powers");
 
         let tree =
             ValidatorMerkleTree::new(power_table).context("failed to create validator tree")?;