diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/AspectFunction.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/AspectFunction.java
index 006c6390bd297b..bb7c9d74a4d554 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/AspectFunction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/AspectFunction.java
@@ -248,9 +248,8 @@ public SkyValue compute(SkyKey skyKey, Environment env)
       for (AspectKey aspectKey : orderedKeys) {
         AspectValue aspectValue = (AspectValue) aspectValues.get(aspectKey);
         if (aspectValue == null) {
-          BugReport.sendBugReport(
-              new IllegalStateException(
-                  "aspectValue " + aspectKey + " was missing, this should never happen"));
+          BugReport.logUnexpected(
+              "aspectValue for: '%s' was missing, this should never happen", aspectKey);
           return null;
         }
         topologicalAspectPathBuilder.add(aspectValue.getAspect());