diff --git a/runtime/rastrace/method_trace.c b/runtime/rastrace/method_trace.c
index 05ad6aa177a..e242da8554a 100644
--- a/runtime/rastrace/method_trace.c
+++ b/runtime/rastrace/method_trace.c
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ traceMethodArgObject(J9VMThread *thr, UDATA* arg0EA, char* cursor, UDATA length)
 			if (NULL == utf8String) {
 				j9str_printf(PORTLIB, cursor, length, "(String)<Memory allocation error>");
 			} else if (utf8Length > maxStringLength) {
-				j9str_printf(PORTLIB, cursor, length, "(String)\"%.*s\"...@%p", (U_32)maxStringLength, utf8String, object);
+				j9str_printf(PORTLIB, cursor, length, "(String)@%p - \"%.*s\"...", (U_32)maxStringLength, utf8String, object);
 			} else {
-				j9str_printf(PORTLIB, cursor, length, "(String)\"%.*s\"@%p", (U_32)utf8Length, utf8String, object);
+				j9str_printf(PORTLIB, cursor, length, "@%p - (String)\"%.*s\"", (U_32)utf8Length, utf8String, object);
 			}
 
 			if (utf8Buffer != utf8String) {