diff --git a/rules/alerting.go b/rules/alerting.go
index 2dc0917dce..4fc90d6139 100644
--- a/rules/alerting.go
+++ b/rules/alerting.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (r *AlertingRule) Eval(ctx context.Context, queryOffset time.Duration, ts t
 			result, err := tmpl.Expand()
 			if err != nil {
 				result = fmt.Sprintf("<error expanding template: %s>", err)
-				level.Warn(r.logger).Log("msg", "Expanding alert template failed", "err", err, "data", tmplData)
+				level.Warn(r.logger).Log("msg", "Expanding alert template failed", "err", err, "data", fmt.Sprintf("%#v", tmplData))
 			}
 			return result
 		}
diff --git a/rules/manager.go b/rules/manager.go
index 9e5b33fbc9..e316a249fa 100644
--- a/rules/manager.go
+++ b/rules/manager.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func (m *Manager) LoadGroups(
 						externalLabels,
 						externalURL,
 						m.restored,
-						log.With(m.logger, "alert", r.Alert),
+						log.With(m.logger, "alert", r.Alert.Value),
 					))
 					continue
 				}