diff --git a/server/email.go b/server/email.go
index 3b0579862c0e68124493cfeceef4592bf329fe53..4f4ebf5efb71ac06d0b6550af5c785805c5cb2ee 100644
--- a/server/email.go
+++ b/server/email.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ // debug mode is not enabled, email it to the administrator.
 func EmailRecover(ctx context.Context, _origErr interface{}) error {
 	origErr, ok := _origErr.(error)
 	if !ok {
-		log.Printf("Unexpected error in recover: %v\n", origErr)
+		log.Printf("Unexpected error in recover: %v\n", _origErr)
 		return fmt.Errorf("internal system error")
 	}