diff --git a/src/asyncoreDrivers.py b/src/asyncoreDrivers.py
index ff9d55da6..854ab5598 100644
--- a/src/asyncoreDrivers.py
+++ b/src/asyncoreDrivers.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class AsyncoreDriver(asynchat.async_chat, object):
         try:
             self.connect(self.server)
         except socket.error, e:
-            log.warning('Error connecting to %s: %s',self.irc.server,e.args[1])
+            log.warning('Error connecting to %s: %s', self.irc.server, e)
             self.reconnect(wait=True)
 
     def scheduleReconnect(self):
diff --git a/src/socketDrivers.py b/src/socketDrivers.py
index 54a3d2753..112363ff6 100644
--- a/src/socketDrivers.py
+++ b/src/socketDrivers.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class SocketDriver(drivers.IrcDriver):
         except socket.error, e:
             # Same as with _sendIfMsgs.
             if e.args[0] != 11:
-                log.warning('Disconnect from %s: %s', self.server, e.args[1])
+                log.warning('Disconnect from %s: %s', self.server, e)
                 self.reconnect(wait=True)
             return
         self._sendIfMsgs()
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ class SocketDriver(drivers.IrcDriver):
             self.conn.settimeout(conf.supybot.drivers.poll())
         except socket.error, e:
             if e.args[0] != 115:
-                log.warning('Error connecting to %s: %s',
-                            self.irc.server, e.args[1])
+                log.warning('Error connecting to %s: %s', self.irc.server, e)
                 self.reconnect(wait=True)
         self.connected = True
         self.reconnectWaitPeriodsIndex = 0