diff --git a/lib/pundit.rb b/lib/pundit.rb
index a5331ab..7ab1c4e 100644
--- a/lib/pundit.rb
+++ b/lib/pundit.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Pundit
         @record = options[:record]
         @policy = options[:policy]
 
-        message = options.fetch(:message) { "not allowed to #{query} this #{record.inspect}" }
+        message = options.fetch(:message) { "not allowed to #{query} this #{record.class}" }
       end
 
       super(message)
diff --git a/spec/pundit_spec.rb b/spec/pundit_spec.rb
index 9630c42..6f17860 100644
--- a/spec/pundit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pundit_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe Pundit do
       # rubocop:disable Style/MultilineBlockChain
       expect do
         Pundit.authorize(user, post, :destroy?)
-      end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "not allowed to destroy? this #<Post>") do |error|
+      end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, "not allowed to destroy? this Post") do |error|
         expect(error.query).to eq :destroy?
         expect(error.record).to eq post
         expect(error.policy).to eq Pundit.policy(user, post)