diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
index 817af6307e1..7d4b7620995 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (j *JSONPath) evalArray(input []reflect.Value, node *ArrayNode) ([]reflect.
 
 		value, isNil := template.Indirect(value)
 		if isNil || (value.Kind() != reflect.Array && value.Kind() != reflect.Slice) {
-			return input, fmt.Errorf("%v is not array or slice", value)
+			return input, fmt.Errorf("%v is not array or slice", value.Type())
 		}
 		params := node.Params
 		if !params[0].Known {
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
index 9922a8fee21..6a79d9fdfc6 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestStructInput(t *testing.T) {
 	failStoreTests := []jsonpathTest{
 		{"invalid identfier", "{hello}", storeData, "unrecongnized identifier hello"},
 		{"nonexistent field", "{.hello}", storeData, "hello is not found"},
-		{"invalid array", "{.Labels[0]}", storeData, "<map[string]int Value> is not array or slice"},
+		{"invalid array", "{.Labels[0]}", storeData, "map[string]int is not array or slice"},
 		{"invalid filter operator", "{.Book[?(@.Price<>10)]}", storeData, "unrecognized filter operator <>"},
 		{"redundent end", "{range .Labels.*}{@}{end}{end}", storeData, "not in range, nothing to end"},
 	}