diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
index 1c3a7c82e..a8e99a735 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class AlarmNotifierService(rpc_service.Service):
         except Exception:
             LOG.error(
                 _("Unable to parse action %(action)s for alarm %(alarm_id)s"),
-                locals())
+                {'action': action, 'alarm_id': alarm_id})
             return
 
         try:
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class AlarmNotifierService(rpc_service.Service):
             LOG.error(
                 _("Action %(scheme)s for alarm %(alarm_id)s is unknown, "
                   "cannot notify"),
-                locals())
+                {'scheme': scheme, 'alarm_id': alarm_id})
             return
 
         try: