diff --git a/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go b/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go
index bb538d1bf..de977fafc 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (p *Parser) Parse(input []byte) ([]telegraf.Metric, error) {
 
 			if result.Type == gjson.Null {
 				p.Log.Debugf("Message: %s", input)
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the timestamp path %s returned NULL", c.TimestampPath)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the timestamp path %q returned NULL", c.TimestampPath)
 			}
 			if !result.IsArray() && !result.IsObject() {
 				if c.TimestampFormat == "" {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (p *Parser) processMetric(input []byte, data []DataSet, tag bool, timestamp
 		}
 
 		if result.IsObject() {
-			p.Log.Debugf("Found object in the path: %s, ignoring it please use 'object' to gather metrics from objects", c.Path)
+			p.Log.Debugf("Found object in the path %q, ignoring it please use 'object' to gather metrics from objects", c.Path)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -704,11 +704,11 @@ func (p *Parser) checkResult(result gjson.Result, path string, optional bool) (b
 	if !result.Exists() {
 		if optional {
 			// If path is marked as optional don't error if path doesn't return a result
-			p.Log.Debugf("the path %s doesn't exist", path)
+			p.Log.Debugf("the path %q doesn't exist", path)
 			return true, nil
 		}
 
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("the path %s doesn't exist", path)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("the path %q doesn't exist", path)
 	}
 
 	return false, nil
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/json_v2/testdata/wrong_path/expected.err b/plugins/parsers/json_v2/testdata/wrong_path/expected.err
index 184a7ed7d..7da56bdd6 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/json_v2/testdata/wrong_path/expected.err
+++ b/plugins/parsers/json_v2/testdata/wrong_path/expected.err
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-the path wrong doesn't exist
-the path wrong doesn't exist
-the path wrong doesn't exist
-the timestamp path wrong returned NULL
-the path wrong doesn't exist
-the path wrong doesn't exist
+the path "wrong" doesn't exist
+the path "wrong" doesn't exist
+the path "wrong" doesn't exist
+the timestamp path "wrong" returned NULL
+the path "wrong" doesn't exist
+the path "wrong" doesn't exist