diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index 3da86d4ba..8f45c2bad 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
                         f = failure.Failure()
                         pdu_results[event_id] = {"error": str(e)}
                         logger.error(
-                            "Failed to handle PDU %s: %s",
-                            event_id, f.getTraceback().rstrip(),
+                            "Failed to handle PDU %s",
+                            event_id,
+                            exc_info=(f.type, f.value, f.getTracebackObject()),
                         )
 
         yield concurrently_execute(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index 084c1503d..e4fdae926 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ class PaginationHandler(object):
             logger.info("[purge] complete")
             self._purges_by_id[purge_id].status = PurgeStatus.STATUS_COMPLETE
         except Exception:
-            logger.error("[purge] failed: %s", Failure().getTraceback().rstrip())
+            f = Failure()
+            logger.error(
+                "[purge] failed",
+                exc_info=(f.type, f.value, f.getTracebackObject()),
+            )
             self._purges_by_id[purge_id].status = PurgeStatus.STATUS_FAILED
         finally:
             self._purges_in_progress_by_room.discard(room_id)
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 6c67a25a1..16fb7935d 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -169,18 +169,18 @@ def _return_html_error(f, request):
             )
         else:
             logger.error(
-                "Failed handle request %r: %s",
+                "Failed handle request %r",
                 request,
-                f.getTraceback().rstrip(),
+                exc_info=(f.type, f.value, f.getTracebackObject()),
             )
     else:
         code = http_client.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
         msg = "Internal server error"
 
         logger.error(
-            "Failed handle request %r: %s",
+            "Failed handle request %r",
             request,
-            f.getTraceback().rstrip(),
+            exc_info=(f.type, f.value, f.getTracebackObject()),
         )
 
     body = HTML_ERROR_TEMPLATE.format(