diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/manager.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/manager.py
index 6876bf38349..0dcc6b13c45 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/manager.py
@@ -246,19 +246,20 @@ class InventoryManager(object):
             # try source with each plugin
             failures = []
             for plugin in self._inventory_plugins:
-                display.debug(u'Attempting to use plugin %s' % plugin)
+                plugin_name = to_text(getattr(plugin, '_load_name', getattr(plugin, '_original_path', '')))
+                display.debug(u'Attempting to use plugin %s' % plugin_name)
 
                 # initialize
                 if plugin.verify_file(source):
                     try:
                         plugin.parse(self._inventory, self._loader, source, cache=cache)
                         parsed = True
-                        display.vvv(u'Parsed %s inventory source with %s plugin' % (to_text(source), plugin))
+                        display.vvv(u'Parsed %s inventory source with %s plugin' % (to_text(source), plugin_name))
                         break
                     except AnsibleParserError as e:
-                        failures.append(u'\n* Failed to parse %s with %s inventory plugin: %s\n' %(to_text(source), plugin, to_text(e)))
+                        failures.append(u'\n* Failed to parse %s with %s inventory plugin: %s\n' %(to_text(source), plugin_name, to_text(e)))
                 else:
-                    display.debug(u'%s did not meet %s requirements' % (to_text(source), plugin))
+                    display.debug(u'%s did not meet %s requirements' % (to_text(source), plugin_name))
             else:
                 if failures:
                     # only if no plugin processed files should we show errors.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/__init__.py
index 104c2dbf820..57fdf1e7e4e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ class PluginLoader:
 
         # set extra info on the module, in case we want it later
         setattr(obj, '_original_path', path)
+        setattr(obj, '_load_name', name)
         return obj
 
     def _display_plugin_load(self, class_name, name, searched_paths, path, found_in_cache=None, class_only=None):
@@ -444,6 +445,7 @@ class PluginLoader:
 
             # set extra info on the module, in case we want it later
             setattr(obj, '_original_path', path)
+            setattr(obj, '_load_name', name)
             yield obj
 
 action_loader = PluginLoader(