diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/rpc.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/rpc.lua
index 1455ab51fa..e52c06a1bd 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/rpc.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/rpc.lua
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ function M.start(cmd, dispatchers, extra_spawn_params)
     else
       sfx = string.format(' with error message: %s', err)
     end
-    local msg = string.format('Spawning language server with cmd: `%s` failed%s', cmd, sfx)
+    local msg =
+      string.format('Spawning language server with cmd: `%s` failed%s', vim.inspect(cmd), sfx)
     vim.notify(msg, vim.log.levels.WARN)
     return nil
   end