diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index d5d2c011..7be9b4f1 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ do_standby_clone(void)
 	{
 		local_data_directory_provided = true;
 		log_notice(_("destination directory \"%s\" provided"),
-				   runtime_options.data_dir);
+				   local_data_directory);
 	}
 	else if (mode == barman)
 	{