diff --git a/k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h b/k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h
index b6101308..6769bdff 100644
--- a/k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h
+++ b/k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace k4FWCore {
               throw GaudiException(
                   thisClass->name(),
                   fmt::format("Failed to cast collection {} to the required type {}, the type of the collection is {}",
-                              std::get<Index>(handles)[0].objKey(), EDM4hepType::typeName,
+                              std::get<Index>(handles)[0].objKey(), typeid(EDM4hepType).name(),
                               in ? in->getTypeName() : "[undetermined]"),
                   StatusCode::FAILURE);
             }