diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_cluster.go
index 8fb85f902..f9ad036a2 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_cluster.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awsutil"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsClusterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Received ECS clusters: %#v", out.Clusters)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Received ECS clusters: %s", awsutil.StringValue(out.Clusters))
 
 	d.SetId(*out.Clusters[0].ClusterARN)
 	d.Set("name", *out.Clusters[0].ClusterName)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsClusterDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		})
 
 		if err == nil {
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG] ECS cluster %s deleted: %#v", d.Id(), out)
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] ECS cluster %s deleted: %s", d.Id(), awsutil.StringValue(out))
 			return nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go
index 2b50ca41a..a92a761f9 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_service.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awsutil"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
@@ -97,14 +98,14 @@ func resourceAwsEcsServiceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 
 	loadBalancers := expandEcsLoadBalancers(d.Get("load_balancer").(*schema.Set).List())
 	if len(loadBalancers) > 0 {
-		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Adding ECS load balancers: %#v", loadBalancers)
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Adding ECS load balancers: %s", awsutil.StringValue(loadBalancers))
 		input.LoadBalancers = loadBalancers
 	}
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("iam_role"); ok {
 		input.Role = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating ECS service: %#v", input)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating ECS service: %s", awsutil.StringValue(input))
 	out, err := conn.CreateService(&input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsServiceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	service := out.Services[0]
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Received ECS service %#v", service)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Received ECS service %s", awsutil.StringValue(service))
 
 	d.SetId(*service.ServiceARN)
 	d.Set("name", *service.ServiceName)
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsServiceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		return err
 	}
 	service := out.Service
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updated ECS service %#v", service)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updated ECS service %s", awsutil.StringValue(service))
 
 	return resourceAwsEcsServiceRead(d, meta)
 }
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsServiceDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		Cluster: aws.String(d.Get("cluster").(string)),
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Deleting ECS service %#v", input)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Deleting ECS service %s", awsutil.StringValue(input))
 	out, err := conn.DeleteService(&input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_task_definition.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_task_definition.go
index fe28252f2..bcfe8f398 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_task_definition.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ecs_task_definition.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awsutil"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/hashcode"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsTaskDefinitionCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		input.Volumes = volumes
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Registering ECS task definition: %#v", input)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Registering ECS task definition: %s", awsutil.StringValue(input))
 	out, err := conn.RegisterTaskDefinition(&input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsTaskDefinitionCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 
 	taskDefinition := *out.TaskDefinition
 
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] ECS task definition registered: %#v (rev. %d)",
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] ECS task definition registered: %q (rev. %d)",
 		*taskDefinition.TaskDefinitionARN, *taskDefinition.Revision)
 
 	d.SetId(*taskDefinition.Family)
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func resourceAwsEcsTaskDefinitionRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Received task definition %#v", out)
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Received task definition %s", awsutil.StringValue(out))
 
 	taskDefinition := out.TaskDefinition