diff --git a/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/ClouddriverService.java b/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/ClouddriverService.java
index 1033856a2..169ca3426 100644
--- a/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/ClouddriverService.java
+++ b/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/ClouddriverService.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public List<Account> getAccounts() {
           return accountCache.get();
         },
         (Throwable cause) -> {
-          log.warn("Falling back to account cache. Cause: " + cause.getMessage());
+          logFallback("account", cause);
           List<Account> accounts = accountCache.get();
           if (accounts == null) {
             throw new HystrixBadRequestException("Clouddriver is unavailable", cause);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public List<Application> getApplications() {
           return applicationCache.get();
         },
         (Throwable cause) -> {
-          log.warn("Falling back to application cache. Cause: " + cause.getMessage());
+          logFallback("application", cause);
           List<Application> applications = applicationCache.get();
           if (applications == null) {
             throw new HystrixBadRequestException("Clouddriver is unavailable", cause);
@@ -100,4 +100,9 @@ public List<Application> getApplications() {
         })
         .execute();
   }
+
+  private static void logFallback(String resource, Throwable cause) {
+    String message = cause != null ? "Cause: " + cause.getMessage() : "";
+    log.info("Falling back to {} cache. {}", resource, message);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/Front50Service.java b/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/Front50Service.java
index a1cb4bc56..1cd21068e 100644
--- a/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/Front50Service.java
+++ b/fiat-roles/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/providers/internal/Front50Service.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public List<Application> getAllApplicationPermissions() {
           return applicationCache.get();
         },
         (Throwable cause) -> {
-          log.warn("Falling back to application cache. Cause: " + cause.getMessage());
+          logFallback("application", cause);
           List<Application> applications = applicationCache.get();
           if (applications == null) {
             throw new HystrixBadRequestException("Front50 is unavailable", cause);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public List<ServiceAccount> getAllServiceAccounts() {
           return serviceAccountCache.get();
         },
         (Throwable cause) -> {
-          log.warn("Falling back to service account cache. Cause: " + cause.getMessage());
+          logFallback("service account", cause);
           List<ServiceAccount> serviceAccounts = serviceAccountCache.get();
           if (serviceAccounts == null) {
             throw new HystrixBadRequestException("Front50 is unavailable", cause);
@@ -95,4 +95,9 @@ public List<ServiceAccount> getAllServiceAccounts() {
           return serviceAccounts;
         }).execute();
   }
+
+  private static void logFallback(String resource, Throwable cause) {
+    String message = cause != null ? "Cause: " + cause.getMessage() : "";
+    log.info("Falling back to {} cache. {}", resource, message);
+  }
 }