diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index fa5711807e7..4d3778c63d1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ private void tryStart() {
                 final String containerLogs = getLogs();
 
                 if (containerLogs.length() > 0) {
-                    logger().error("Log output from the failed container:\n{}", getLogs());
+                    logger().error("Log output from the failed container:\n{}", containerLogs);
                 } else {
                     logger().error("There are no stdout/stderr logs available for the failed container");
                 }