diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/MetricsRequestHandler.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/MetricsRequestHandler.java
index 727fb63c..1f6a3373 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/MetricsRequestHandler.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/MetricsRequestHandler.java
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ public void handleRequest(String requestPath,
         }
 
         if (!requestPath.startsWith(contextRoot)) {
-            responder.respondWith(500, "The expected context root of metrics is "
-                    + contextRoot + ", but a request with a different path was routed to MetricsRequestHandler",
-                    Collections.emptyMap());
+            SmallRyeMetricsLogging.log.contextPathMismatch(contextRoot);
+            String message = "The expected context root of metrics is "
+                    + contextRoot + ", but a request with a different path was routed to MetricsRequestHandler";
+            responder.respondWith(500, message, Collections.emptyMap());
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/SmallRyeMetricsLogging.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/SmallRyeMetricsLogging.java
index f29d7c46..0d83f85e 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/SmallRyeMetricsLogging.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/metrics/SmallRyeMetricsLogging.java
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ public interface SmallRyeMetricsLogging {
     @Message(id = 1300, value = "Unable to export metric %s")
     void unableToExport(String name, @Cause Exception e);
 
+    @LogMessage(level = Logger.Level.ERROR)
+    @Message(id = 1301, value = "The expected context root of metrics is \"%s\", but a request with a different " +
+            "path was routed to MetricsRequestHandler")
+    void contextPathMismatch(String name);
+
 }