diff --git a/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14Logger.java b/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14Logger.java
index 5e96cd820..7c0a98dc6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14Logger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14Logger.java
@@ -134,7 +134,12 @@ private void logInternal(Level level, String msg, boolean masked) {
   private void logInternal(Level level, String msg, Object... arguments) {
     if (jdkLogger.isLoggable(level)) {
       String[] source = findSourceInStack();
-      String message = MessageFormat.format(refactorString(msg), evaluateLambdaArgs(arguments));
+      String message = "";
+      try {
+        message = MessageFormat.format(refactorString(msg), evaluateLambdaArgs(arguments));
+      } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+        message = "Unable to format msg: " + msg;
+      }
       jdkLogger.logp(level, source[0], source[1], SecretDetector.maskSecrets(message));
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14LoggerWithClientLatestIT.java b/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14LoggerWithClientLatestIT.java
index 399c8da83..ebc8f7bcf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14LoggerWithClientLatestIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/snowflake/client/log/JDK14LoggerWithClientLatestIT.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import net.snowflake.client.AbstractDriverIT;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -70,4 +71,20 @@ public void testJDK14LoggingWithClientConfigPermissionError() throws IOException
     Files.delete(configFilePath);
     directory.delete();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testJDK14LoggerWithBracesInMessage() {
+    JDK14Logger logger = new JDK14Logger(JDK14LoggerWithClientLatestIT.class.getName());
+    JDK14Logger.setLevel(Level.FINE);
+    logger.debug("Returning column: 12: a: Group b) Hi {Hello World War} cant wait");
+    JDK14Logger.setLevel(Level.OFF);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testJDK14LoggerWithQuotesInMessage() {
+    JDK14Logger logger = new JDK14Logger(JDK14LoggerWithClientLatestIT.class.getName());
+    JDK14Logger.setLevel(Level.FINE);
+    logger.debug("Returning column: 12: a: Group b) Hi {Hello 'World' War} cant wait");
+    JDK14Logger.setLevel(Level.OFF);
+  }
 }