diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/proto.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/proto.c
index e7df47de3e..04e7f516fe 100644
*** a/src/backend/replication/logical/proto.c
--- b/src/backend/replication/logical/proto.c
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*** 170,176 **** logicalrep_read_insert(StringInfo in, LogicalRepTupleData *newtup)
  
  	action = pq_getmsgbyte(in);
  	if (action != 'N')
! 		elog(ERROR, "expected new tuple but got %d",
  			 action);
  
  	logicalrep_read_tuple(in, newtup);
--- 170,176 ----
  
  	action = pq_getmsgbyte(in);
  	if (action != 'N')
! 		elog(ERROR, "expected new tuple but got %c",
  			 action);
  
  	logicalrep_read_tuple(in, newtup);