diff --git a/lib/rollbar.rb b/lib/rollbar.rb
index 210819cd..54eab256 100644
--- a/lib/rollbar.rb
+++ b/lib/rollbar.rb
@@ -573,7 +573,11 @@ def do_write_payload(payload)
     end
 
     def send_failsafe(message, exception)
-      body = failsafe_body(message, exception)
+      exception_reason = failsafe_reason(message, exception)
+
+      log_error "[Rollbar] Sending failsafe response due to #{exception_reason}"
+
+      body = failsafe_body(exception_reason)
 
       failsafe_data = {
         :level => 'error',
@@ -605,9 +609,8 @@ def send_failsafe(message, exception)
       failsafe_payload
     end
 
-    def failsafe_body(message, exception)
-      body = 'Failsafe from rollbar-gem. '
-      log_error "[Rollbar] Sending failsafe response due to #{message}."
+    def failsafe_reason(message, exception)
+      body = ''
 
       if exception
         begin
@@ -618,8 +621,6 @@ def failsafe_body(message, exception)
           exception_info += " in #{nearest_frame}" if nearest_frame
 
           body += "#{exception_info}: #{message}"
-
-          log_error "[Rollbar] #{body}"
         rescue
         end
       else
@@ -632,6 +633,10 @@ def failsafe_body(message, exception)
       body
     end
 
+    def failsafe_body(reason)
+      "Failsafe from rollbar-gem. #{reason}"
+    end
+
     def schedule_payload(payload)
       return if payload.nil?
 
diff --git a/spec/rollbar_spec.rb b/spec/rollbar_spec.rb
index 50e87497..bdce7c3d 100644
--- a/spec/rollbar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rollbar_spec.rb
@@ -1586,14 +1586,20 @@ def backtrace
 
     context 'if the exception has a backtrace' do
       let(:backtrace) { ['func3', 'func2', 'func1'] }
+      let(:failsafe_reason) { 'StandardError in func3: test failsafe' }
+      let(:expected_body) { "Failsafe from rollbar-gem. #{failsafe_reason}" }
+      let(:expected_log_message) do
+        "[Rollbar] Sending failsafe response due to #{failsafe_reason}"
+      end
 
       before { exception.set_backtrace(backtrace) }
 
       it 'adds the nearest frame to the message' do
+        expect(notifier).to receive(:log_error).with(expected_log_message)
+
         sent_payload = notifier.send(:send_failsafe, "test failsafe", exception)
 
-        expected_message = 'Failsafe from rollbar-gem. StandardError in func3: test failsafe'
-        expect(sent_payload['data'][:body][:message][:body]).to be_eql(expected_message)
+        expect(sent_payload['data'][:body][:message][:body]).to be_eql(expected_body)
       end
     end
   end