diff --git a/bob/devtools/build.py b/bob/devtools/build.py
index c33c0d55bc0d0cd2a16ed69581da5cca25ffaaf3..3cf77542bf2fdaf13d47bb94a8abed900c815c58 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/build.py
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ def base_build(server, intranet, recipe_dir, conda_build_config,
       recipe['package']['version'], recipe['build']['number'],
       python_version)
   if candidate is not None:
-    logger.info('Skipping build for %s-%s-(py%s_?)%s for %s - exists ' \
-        'on channel', candidate[0], candidate[1], candidate[2], py_ver, arch)
+    logger.info('Skipping build for %s-%s-%s for %s - exists ' \
+        'on channel', candidate[0], candidate[1], candidate[2], arch)
     return
 
   # if you get to this point, just builds the package