diff --git a/autoupdate.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/autoupdate/ui/PluginManagerUI.java b/autoupdate.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/autoupdate/ui/PluginManagerUI.java
--- a/autoupdate.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/autoupdate/ui/PluginManagerUI.java
+++ b/autoupdate.ui/src/org/netbeans/modules/autoupdate/ui/PluginManagerUI.java
@@ -512,10 +512,16 @@
         } else if (c instanceof SettingsTab) {
             id = SettingsTab.class.getName ();
         }
-        if (isValidHelpID (id)) {
-            Logger.getLogger (PluginManagerUI.class.getName ()).log (Level.FINE, "HelpId is " + id);
-        } else {
-            Logger.getLogger (PluginManagerUI.class.getName ()).log (Level.INFO, id + " looks no valid HelpCtx. Is valid? " + isValidHelpID (id));
+
+        Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(PluginManagerUI.class.getName());
+        if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) { // #176576
+            boolean isValidHelpID = isValidHelpID(id);
+            if (isValidHelpID) {
+                LOG.log(Level.FINE, "HelpId is {0}", id);
+            } else {
+                LOG.log(Level.INFO, "{0} looks no valid HelpCtx. Is valid? {1}",
+                        new Object[]{id, isValidHelpID});
+            }
         }
         return new HelpCtx (id);
     }