diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 7d3e62a1..426f63b4 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -9681,7 +9681,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spy = function(j$) {
             "Spy '" +
               strategyArgs.name +
               "' received a call with arguments " +
-              j$.basicPrettyPrinter_(Array.prototype.slice.call(args)) +
+              matchersUtil.pp(Array.prototype.slice.call(args)) +
               ' but all configured strategies specify other arguments.'
           );
         } else {
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index f5d2940f..6112e5ba 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -3855,6 +3855,35 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
     expect(failedExpectations).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it('uses custom object formatters in spy strategy argument mismatch errors', async function() {
+    env.it('a spec', function() {
+      env.addCustomObjectFormatter(function(value) {
+        if (typeof value === 'string') {
+          return 'custom:' + value;
+        }
+      });
+      const spy = env
+        .createSpy('foo')
+        .withArgs('x')
+        .and.returnValue('');
+      spy('y');
+    });
+
+    let failedExpectations;
+    env.addReporter({
+      specDone: r => (failedExpectations = r.failedExpectations)
+    });
+
+    await env.execute();
+    expect(failedExpectations).toEqual([
+      jasmine.objectContaining({
+        message: jasmine.stringContaining(
+          'received a call with arguments [ custom:y ]'
+        )
+      })
+    ]);
+  });
+
   describe('#spyOnGlobalErrorsAsync', function() {
     const leftInstalledMessage =
       'Global error spy was not uninstalled. ' +
diff --git a/src/core/Spy.js b/src/core/Spy.js
index 108cd835..41180f42 100644
--- a/src/core/Spy.js
+++ b/src/core/Spy.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spy = function(j$) {
             "Spy '" +
               strategyArgs.name +
               "' received a call with arguments " +
-              j$.basicPrettyPrinter_(Array.prototype.slice.call(args)) +
+              matchersUtil.pp(Array.prototype.slice.call(args)) +
               ' but all configured strategies specify other arguments.'
           );
         } else {