diff --git a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbLockManager.java b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbLockManager.java
index e38a0cecf..252ce10a7 100644
--- a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbLockManager.java
+++ b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbLockManager.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public boolean release(String entityId, String ownerId) {
           e);
     } catch (DynamoDbException e) {
       LOG.error(
-          "Failed to release lock {} by for entity: {}, owner: {}, encountered unexpected DynamoDB exception",
+          "Failed to release lock for entity: {}, owner: {}, encountered unexpected DynamoDB exception",
           entityId,
           ownerId,
           e);