diff --git a/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go b/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go
index b0df6f6a..749a633d 100644
--- a/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go
+++ b/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func resourceJobTemplateLaunchCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData
 		if err != nil {
 			return utils.Diagf(
 				"JobTemplate execution failure",
-				fmt.Sprintf("JobTemplateLaunch with ID %d and template ID %d, failed to complete %s", res.ID, d.Get("job_template_id").(int), err.Error()),
+				fmt.Sprintf("JobTemplateLaunch with ID %d and template ID %d, failed to complete %s", res.ID, d.Get("job_template_id").(int), String(err.Error())),
 			)
 		}
 	}