diff --git a/telegram/ext/_updater.py b/telegram/ext/_updater.py
index bdf14e0a920..30635e40ada 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_updater.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_updater.py
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@ async def do_action() -> bool:
                 _LOGGER.exception("Invalid token; aborting")
                 raise
             except TelegramError as telegram_exc:
-                _LOGGER.exception("Error while %s:", description)
                 on_err_cb(telegram_exc)
 
                 # increase waiting times on subsequent errors up to 30secs
diff --git a/tests/ext/test_updater.py b/tests/ext/test_updater.py
index f7216100836..84a86c988da 100644
--- a/tests/ext/test_updater.py
+++ b/tests/ext/test_updater.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ async def get_updates(*args, **kwargs):
                     else:
                         assert len(caplog.records) > 0
                         assert any(
-                            "Error while getting Updates:" in record.getMessage()
+                            "Exception happened while polling for updates." in record.getMessage()
                             and record.name == "telegram.ext.Updater"
                             for record in caplog.records
                         )
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ async def get_updates(*args, **kwargs):
                 else:
                     assert len(caplog.records) > 0
                     assert any(
-                        "Error while getting Updates:" in record.getMessage()
+                        "Exception happened while polling for updates." in record.getMessage()
                         and record.name == "telegram.ext.Updater"
                         for record in caplog.records
                     )