diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager.go
index 4b0b4ba812b..3ee77965b4f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vstream_manager.go
@@ -547,14 +547,9 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 		if err != nil {
 			return tabletPickerErr(err)
 		}
-		var tabletPortStr string
-		if tablet.PortMap["grpc"] != 0 {
-			tabletPortStr = fmt.Sprintf(":%d", tablet.PortMap["grpc"])
-		}
-		tabletMsgDetails := fmt.Sprintf("%s (currently at %s%s)",
-			topoproto.TabletAliasString(tablet.Alias), tablet.Hostname, tabletPortStr)
+		tabletAliasString := topoproto.TabletAliasString(tablet.Alias)
 		log.Infof("Picked %s tablet %s for VStream in %s/%s within the %s cell(s)",
-			vs.tabletType.String(), tabletMsgDetails, sgtid.GetKeyspace(), sgtid.GetShard(), strings.Join(cells, ","))
+			vs.tabletType.String(), tabletAliasString, sgtid.GetKeyspace(), sgtid.GetShard(), strings.Join(cells, ","))
 
 		target := &querypb.Target{
 			Keyspace:   sgtid.Keyspace,
@@ -565,7 +560,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 		tabletConn, err := vs.vsm.resolver.GetGateway().QueryServiceByAlias(ctx, tablet.Alias, target)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf(err.Error())
-			return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get tablet connection to %s", tabletMsgDetails)
+			return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get tablet connection to %s", tabletAliasString)
 		}
 
 		errCh := make(chan error, 1)
@@ -574,9 +569,9 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 				var err error
 				switch {
 				case ctx.Err() != nil:
-					err = vterrors.Wrapf(ctx.Err(), "context ended while streaming tablet health from %s", tabletMsgDetails)
+					err = vterrors.Wrapf(ctx.Err(), "context ended while streaming tablet health from %s", tabletAliasString)
 				case shr == nil || shr.RealtimeStats == nil || shr.Target == nil:
-					err = fmt.Errorf("health check failed on %s", tabletMsgDetails)
+					err = fmt.Errorf("health check failed on %s", tabletAliasString)
 				case vs.tabletType != shr.Target.TabletType:
 					err = fmt.Errorf("tablet %s type has changed from %s to %s, restarting vstream",
 						topoproto.TabletAliasString(tablet.Alias), vs.tabletType, shr.Target.TabletType)
@@ -589,7 +584,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 				}
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Warningf("Tablet state changed: %s, attempting to restart", err)
-					err = vterrors.Wrapf(err, "error streaming tablet health from %s", tabletMsgDetails)
+					err = vterrors.Wrapf(err, "error streaming tablet health from %s", tabletAliasString)
 					errCh <- err
 					return err
 				}
@@ -614,7 +609,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 			Options:      options,
 		}
 		var vstreamCreatedOnce sync.Once
-		log.Infof("Starting to vstream from %s, with req %+v", tabletMsgDetails, req)
+		log.Infof("Starting to vstream from %s, with req %+v", tabletAliasString, req)
 		err = tabletConn.VStream(ctx, req, func(events []*binlogdatapb.VEvent) error {
 			// We received a valid event. Reset error count.
 			errCount = 0
@@ -628,10 +623,10 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return vterrors.Wrapf(ctx.Err(), "context ended while streaming from tablet %s in %s/%s",
-					tabletMsgDetails, sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
+					tabletAliasString, sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
 			case streamErr := <-errCh:
 				return vterrors.Wrapf(streamErr, "error streaming from tablet %s in %s/%s",
-					tabletMsgDetails, sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
+					tabletAliasString, sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
 			case <-journalDone:
 				// Unreachable.
 				// This can happen if a server misbehaves and does not end
@@ -641,7 +636,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 			}
 
 			aligningStreamsErr := fmt.Sprintf("error aligning streams across %s/%s", sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
-			sendingEventsErr := fmt.Sprintf("error sending event batch from tablet %s", tabletMsgDetails)
+			sendingEventsErr := fmt.Sprintf("error sending event batch from tablet %s", tabletAliasString)
 
 			sendevents := make([]*binlogdatapb.VEvent, 0, len(events))
 			for i, event := range events {
@@ -721,7 +716,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 					je, err := vs.getJournalEvent(ctx, sgtid, journal)
 					if err != nil {
 						return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "error getting journal event for shard GTID %+v on tablet %s",
-							sgtid, tabletMsgDetails)
+							sgtid, tabletAliasString)
 					}
 					if je != nil {
 						var endTimer *time.Timer
@@ -742,7 +737,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 						select {
 						case <-ctx.Done():
 							return vterrors.Wrapf(ctx.Err(), "context ended while waiting for journal event for shard GTID %+v on tablet %s",
-								sgtid, tabletMsgDetails)
+								sgtid, tabletAliasString)
 						case <-journalDone:
 							if endTimer != nil {
 								<-endTimer.C
@@ -770,14 +765,14 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 		if err == nil {
 			// Unreachable.
 			err = vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_UNKNOWN, "vstream ended unexpectedly on tablet %s in %s/%s",
-				tabletMsgDetails, sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
+				tabletAliasString, sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard)
 		}
 
 		retry, ignoreTablet := vs.shouldRetry(err)
 		if !retry {
 			log.Errorf("vstream for %s/%s error: %v", sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, err)
 			return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "error in vstream for %s/%s on tablet %s",
-				sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, tabletMsgDetails)
+				sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, tabletAliasString)
 		}
 		if ignoreTablet {
 			ignoreTablets = append(ignoreTablets, tablet.GetAlias())
@@ -788,7 +783,7 @@ func (vs *vstream) streamFromTablet(ctx context.Context, sgtid *binlogdatapb.Sha
 		if errCount >= 3 {
 			log.Errorf("vstream for %s/%s had three consecutive failures: %v", sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, err)
 			return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "persistent error in vstream for %s/%s on tablet %s; giving up",
-				sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, tabletMsgDetails)
+				sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, tabletAliasString)
 		}
 		log.Infof("vstream for %s/%s error, retrying: %v", sgtid.Keyspace, sgtid.Shard, err)
 	}