diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala
index 49d4c6bdd8..03577e289d 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private[remote] class Encoder(
                 throw e
               case _ if e.isInstanceOf[java.nio.BufferOverflowException] ⇒
                 val reason = new OversizedPayloadException(s"Discarding oversized payload sent to ${send.recipient}: max allowed size ${envelope.byteBuffer.limit()} bytes. Message type [${send.message.getClass.getName}].")
-                log.error(reason, "Transient association error (association remains live)")
+                log.error(reason, "Failed to serialize oversized message [{}].", send.message.getClass.getName)
                 pull(in)
               case _ ⇒
                 log.error(e, "Failed to serialize message [{}].", send.message.getClass.getName)
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/artery/RemoteMessageSerializationSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/artery/RemoteMessageSerializationSpec.scala
index d0ed9e5a93..77fdca9792 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/artery/RemoteMessageSerializationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/artery/RemoteMessageSerializationSpec.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class RemoteMessageSerializationSpec extends ArteryMultiNodeSpec("""
 
     "drop sent messages over payload size" in {
       val oversized = byteStringOfSize(maxPayloadBytes + 1)
-      EventFilter[OversizedPayloadException](pattern = ".*Discarding oversized payload sent.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
+      EventFilter[OversizedPayloadException](start = "Failed to serialize oversized message", occurrences = 1).intercept {
         verifySend(oversized) {
           expectNoMsg(1.second) // No AssocitionErrorEvent should be published
         }