diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonDeserializer.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonDeserializer.cpp
index c1ffb774e8..5f90744607 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonDeserializer.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonDeserializer.cpp
@@ -571,25 +571,23 @@ namespace AZ
             if (loadedTypeId.m_determination == TypeIdDetermination::FailedToDetermine ||
                 loadedTypeId.m_determination == TypeIdDetermination::FailedDueToMultipleTypeIds)
             {
-                AZStd::string message;
-                if (loadedTypeId.m_determination == TypeIdDetermination::FailedDueToMultipleTypeIds)
-                {
-                    message = "Unable to resolve provided type because the same name points to multiple types.";
-                }
-                else
-                {
                     auto typeField = pointerData.FindMember(JsonSerialization::TypeIdFieldIdentifier);
                     if (typeField != pointerData.MemberEnd() && typeField->value.IsString())
                     {
-                        message = AZStd::string::format("Unable to resolve provided type: %s.", typeField->value.GetString());
+                        const char* format = loadedTypeId.m_determination == TypeIdDetermination::FailedToDetermine ?
+                            "Unable to resolve provided type: %.*s." : 
+                            "Unable to resolve provided type %.*s because the same name points to multiple types.";
+                        status = context.Report(Tasks::RetrieveInfo, Outcomes::Unknown, 
+                            AZStd::string::format("Unable to resolve provided type: %.*s.", typeField->value.GetStringLength(), typeField->value.GetString()));
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        message = "Unable to resolve provided type.";
+                        const char* message = loadedTypeId.m_determination == TypeIdDetermination::FailedToDetermine ?
+                            "Unable to resolve provided type." :
+                            "Unable to resolve provided type because the same name points to multiple types."
+                        status = context.Report(Tasks::RetrieveInfo, Outcomes::Unknown, "Unable to resolve provided type.");
                     }
-                }
-                status = context.Report(Tasks::RetrieveInfo, Outcomes::Unknown, message);
-                return ResolvePointerResult::FullyProcessed;
+                    return ResolvePointerResult::FullyProcessed;
             }
 
             if (loadedTypeId.m_typeId != objectType)