diff --git a/es_relval_log.py b/es_relval_log.py
index 54e76cbde94..a5cb18d3baa 100755
--- a/es_relval_log.py
+++ b/es_relval_log.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def es_parse_log(logFile):
     if exception:
         payload["exception"] = exception
     if errors:
-        payload["errors"] =  json.dumps(errors)
+        payload["errors"] =  errors
     payload["error_count"] = error_count
     try:
         payload = es_parse_jobreport(payload, logFile)