diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index 9b4aa38d7a..2fd2479f25 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -3576,7 +3576,7 @@ int bgp_get(struct bgp **bgp_val, as_t *as, const char *name,
 	if (IS_BGP_INST_KNOWN_TO_ZEBRA(bgp)) {
 		if (BGP_DEBUG(zebra, ZEBRA))
 			zlog_debug("%s: Registering BGP instance %s to zebra",
-				   __func__, name);
+				   __func__, bgp->name_pretty);
 		bgp_zebra_instance_register(bgp);
 	}