diff --git a/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py b/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
index cffb3e1..53c7794 100644
--- a/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
+++ b/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class DjrillBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
 
         if djrill_it.status_code != 200:
             if not self.fail_silently:
-                raise DjrillBackendHTTPError(status_code=djrill_it.status_code, "Failed to send a message to %s, from %s" % (self.recipients, self.sender))
+                raise DjrillBackendHTTPError(status_code=djrill_it.status_code, log_message="Failed to send a message to %s, from %s" % (self.recipients, self.sender))
             return False
         return True