diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ldap/access.rb b/lib/gitlab/ldap/access.rb
index 5d84297333a32173e7472637ccb9f0f7f1a83a77..4bc62afa6208dba7d6ddeb3d7fe9984aba05ffec 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ldap/access.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ldap/access.rb
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ def update_kerberos_identity
         kerberos_identity ||= Identity.new(provider: :kerberos, user: user)
         kerberos_identity.extern_uid = ldap_user.kerberos_principal
         unless kerberos_identity.save
-          Rails.logger.error "#{self.class.name}: failed to add Kerberos principal #{principal} to #{user.name} (#{user.id})\n"\
-            "error messages: #{new_identity.errors.messages}"
+          Rails.logger.error "#{self.class.name}: failed to add Kerberos principal #{ldap_user.kerberos_principal} to #{user.name} (#{user.id})\n"\
+            "error messages: #{kerberos_identity.errors.messages}"
         end
       end