diff --git a/classes/log/store.php b/classes/log/store.php
index a2af1f6861ad9227b8d22c84acc7b3fb21a5e3c8..ab8d6b2eb61634d3597d0b61093d5906028603f8 100644
--- a/classes/log/store.php
+++ b/classes/log/store.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class store extends php_obj implements log_writer {
             $this->connect_xapi_repository();
             return true;
         } catch (moodle_exception $ex) {
-            debugging('Cannot connect to LRS: ' . $e->getMessage(), DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+            debugging('Cannot connect to LRS: ' . $ex->getMessage(), DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
             return false;
         }
     }