diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/keyvalue/KeyValueContainer.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/keyvalue/KeyValueContainer.java
index 9fc8c446629d..7412e766d0c0 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/keyvalue/KeyValueContainer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/keyvalue/KeyValueContainer.java
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ public void markContainerForClose() throws StorageContainerException {
   @Override
   public void markContainerUnhealthy() throws StorageContainerException {
     writeLock();
+    ContainerDataProto.State prevState = containerData.getState();
     try {
       updateContainerData(() ->
           containerData.setState(ContainerDataProto.State.UNHEALTHY));
@@ -335,9 +336,9 @@ public void markContainerUnhealthy() throws StorageContainerException {
     } finally {
       writeUnlock();
     }
-    LOG.warn("Moving container {} to state UNHEALTHY from state:{} Trace:{}",
+    LOG.warn("Moving container {} to state {} from state:{} Trace:{}",
             containerData.getContainerPath(), containerData.getState(),
-            StringUtils.getStackTrace(Thread.currentThread()));
+            prevState, StringUtils.getStackTrace(Thread.currentThread()));
   }
 
   @Override