diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_subnet.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_subnet.go
index b3fefc0ec..2c66419e6 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_subnet.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_subnet.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func resource_aws_subnet_create(
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Subnet create config: %#v", createOpts)
 	resp, err := ec2conn.CreateSubnet(createOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error creating subnet: %s", resp)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error creating subnet: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// Get the ID and store it