diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/runtime/operators/meta/AlgebricksMetaOperatorDescriptor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/runtime/operators/meta/AlgebricksMetaOperatorDescriptor.java
index 25a4aea..b4d23fc 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/runtime/operators/meta/AlgebricksMetaOperatorDescriptor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/runtime/operators/meta/AlgebricksMetaOperatorDescriptor.java
@@ -65,13 +65,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        sb.append("Asterix { \n");
-        for (IPushRuntimeFactory f : pipeline.getRuntimeFactories()) {
-            sb.append("  " + f.toString() + ";\n");
-        }
-        sb.append("}");
-        return sb.toString();
+        return "AlgebricksMeta " + Arrays.toString(pipeline.getRuntimeFactories());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/work/StartTasksWork.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/work/StartTasksWork.java
index f818c0d..46b176e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/work/StartTasksWork.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/work/StartTasksWork.java
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@
                 ActivityId aid = tid.getActivityId();
                 ActivityCluster ac = acg.getActivityMap().get(aid);
                 IActivity han = ac.getActivityMap().get(aid);
-                if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
-                    LOGGER.info("Initializing " + taId + " -> " + han);
-                }
+                LOGGER.info("Initializing {} -> {} for {}", taId, han, jobId);
                 final int partition = tid.getPartition();
                 List<IConnectorDescriptor> inputs = ac.getActivityInputMap().get(aid);
                 task = null;