diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java
index 03e3d991141c1..7cc0c5dfa4656 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieAppendHandle.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieLogFile;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieOperation;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodiePartitionMetadata;
+import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodiePayloadProps;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieRecord;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieRecordLocation;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieRecordPayload;
-import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodiePayloadProps;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.HoodieWriteStat.RuntimeStats;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.model.IOType;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.table.log.AppendResult;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private void init(HoodieRecord record) {
         LOG.error("Error in update task at commit " + instantTime, e);
         writeStatus.setGlobalError(e);
         throw new HoodieUpsertException("Failed to initialize HoodieAppendHandle for FileId: " + fileId + " on commit "
-            + instantTime + " on HDFS path " + hoodieTable.getMetaClient().getBasePath() + partitionPath, e);
+            + instantTime + " on HDFS path " + hoodieTable.getMetaClient().getBasePath() + "/" + partitionPath, e);
       }
       doInit = false;
     }