diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/tempo/trace.go b/pkg/tsdb/tempo/trace.go
index 02ed21b4245..ed3c43061f3 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/tempo/trace.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/tempo/trace.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (s *Service) getTrace(ctx context.Context, pCtx backend.PluginContext, quer
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		ctxLogger.Error("Failed to get trace", "error", err, "function", logEntrypoint())
-		result.Error = fmt.Errorf("failed to get trace with id: %v Status: %s Body: %s", model.Query, resp.Status, string(body))
+		result.Error = fmt.Errorf("failed to get trace with id: %s Status: %s Body: %s", *model.Query, resp.Status, string(body))
 		span.RecordError(result.Error)
 		span.SetStatus(codes.Error, result.Error.Error())
 		return result, nil