diff --git a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/Writeable.java b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/Writeable.java
index 960f4bec5eeb5..a46f2bebe3ad2 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/Writeable.java
+++ b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/Writeable.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public static <R extends Reader<?>> void registerReader(final byte ordinal, fina
 
         public static void registerClassAlias(final Class<?> classInstance, final Class<?> classGeneric) {
             if (WRITER_CUSTOM_CLASS_MAP.putIfAbsent(classInstance, classGeneric) != null) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Streamable custom class already registered [" + classInstance.getClass() + "]");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Streamable custom class already registered [" + classInstance.getName() + "]");
             }
         }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public static <W extends Writer<?>> W getWriter(final Class<?> clazz) {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Returns the ristered reader keyed by the unique ordinal
+         * Returns the registered reader keyed by the unique ordinal
          */
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         public static <R extends Reader<?>> R getReader(final byte b) {
diff --git a/libs/core/src/test/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/WriteableTests.java b/libs/core/src/test/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/WriteableTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..60ba0b2111f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/core/src/test/java/org/opensearch/core/common/io/stream/WriteableTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+ * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+ * compatible open source license.
+ */
+
+package org.opensearch.core.common.io.stream;
+
+import org.opensearch.test.OpenSearchTestCase;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+public class WriteableTests extends OpenSearchTestCase {
+
+    public void testRegisterClassAlias() {
+        Writeable.WriteableRegistry.registerClassAlias(StringBuilder.class, AtomicInteger.class);
+        try {
+            Writeable.WriteableRegistry.registerClassAlias(StringBuilder.class, AtomicInteger.class);
+            Assert.fail("expected exception not thrown");
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException illegalArgumentException) {
+            Assert.assertEquals(
+                "Streamable custom class already registered [java.lang.StringBuilder]",
+                illegalArgumentException.getMessage()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}