diff --git a/internal/uri/uri.go b/internal/uri/uri.go
index 2e43d8a7b..4b7926a96 100644
--- a/internal/uri/uri.go
+++ b/internal/uri/uri.go
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ func NewReader(uri string, timeout time.Duration, clientTransport http.RoundTrip
 	case "file":
 		return &FileURIReader{}, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported URI scheme '%s' in '%s'", u.Scheme, u)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported URI scheme '%s' in '%s'", u.Scheme, SanitizeURI(u.String()))
 	}
 }