diff --git a/blob/service.go b/blob/service.go
index 135cc59918..ffcc8afa0a 100644
--- a/blob/service.go
+++ b/blob/service.go
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ func (s *Service) getByCommitment(
 
 	err = ErrBlobNotFound
 	if len(rawShares) > 0 {
-		reportErr := fmt.Errorf("THIS IS A BUG: INCOMPLETE BLOB DETECTED at: %d height", height)
-		err = errors.Join(err, reportErr)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("incomplete blob detected at %d: %w", height, err)
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
 	return nil, nil, err