diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index 68e6a1a..817693d 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -642,10 +642,10 @@
 }
 
 fn death_reason(result: &Result<ExitStatus, io::Error>, mut failure_reason: &str) -> DeathReason {
-    if let Some(position) = failure_reason.find('|') {
+    if let Some((reason, info)) = failure_reason.split_once('|') {
         // Separator indicates extra context information is present after the failure name.
-        error!("Failure info: {}", &failure_reason[(position + 1)..]);
-        failure_reason = &failure_reason[..position];
+        error!("Failure info: {info}");
+        failure_reason = reason;
     }
     if let Ok(status) = result {
         match failure_reason {