diff --git a/cmd/tsshd/tsshd.go b/cmd/tsshd/tsshd.go
index edd976d6f..d10c4a8e3 100644
--- a/cmd/tsshd/tsshd.go
+++ b/cmd/tsshd/tsshd.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	signer, err := gossh.ParsePrivateKey(hostKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("failed to parse SSH host key: %v; running running SSH server", err)
+		log.Printf("failed to parse SSH host key: %v", err)
 		return
 	}