diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties b/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties
index eb6f3a0aa..8bf2155d9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/JGitText.properties
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ corruptObjectTruncatedInMode=truncated in mode
 corruptObjectTruncatedInName=truncated in name
 corruptObjectTruncatedInObjectId=truncated in object id
 corruptObjectZeroId=entry points to null SHA-1
-corruptUseCnt=close() called when useCnt is already zero
+corruptUseCnt=close() called when useCnt is already zero for {0}
 couldNotCheckOutBecauseOfConflicts=Could not check out because of conflicts
 couldNotDeleteLockFileShouldNotHappen=Could not delete lock file. Should not happen
 couldNotDeleteTemporaryIndexFileShouldNotHappen=Could not delete temporary index file. Should not happen
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
index 641262cd5..6be97ffda 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
@@ -889,11 +889,12 @@ public abstract class Repository implements AutoCloseable {
 		} else if (newCount == -1) {
 			// should not happen, only log when useCnt became negative to
 			// minimize number of log entries
+			String message = MessageFormat.format(JGitText.get().corruptUseCnt,
+					toString());
 			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				IllegalStateException e = new IllegalStateException();
-				LOG.debug(JGitText.get().corruptUseCnt, e);
+				LOG.debug(message, new IllegalStateException());
 			} else {
-				LOG.warn(JGitText.get().corruptUseCnt);
+				LOG.warn(message);
 			}
 			if (RepositoryCache.isCached(this)) {
 				closedAt.set(System.currentTimeMillis());