diff --git a/src/com/amazon/corretto/crypto/provider/EvpKey.java b/src/com/amazon/corretto/crypto/provider/EvpKey.java
index d8078c17..b5ef3811 100644
--- a/src/com/amazon/corretto/crypto/provider/EvpKey.java
+++ b/src/com/amazon/corretto/crypto/provider/EvpKey.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ protected <T extends AlgorithmParameterSpec> T nativeParams(final Class<T> param
       return params.getParameterSpec(paramSpec);
     } catch (final GeneralSecurityException | IOException ex) {
       throw new RuntimeCryptoException(
-          "Unable to deserialize parameters: " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encoded), ex);
+          "Unable to deserialize parameters: " + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encodedParams),
+          ex);
     }
   }