diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10823-parted-fail-json-command.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10823-parted-fail-json-command.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a52be589e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10823-parted-fail-json-command.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - parted - variable is a list, not text (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10823, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/10817).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/parted.py b/plugins/modules/parted.py
index 7af7b354f5..8e0d35037c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/parted.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/parted.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def parted(script, device, align):
 
         if rc != 0:
             module.fail_json(
-                msg="Error while running parted script: %s" % command.strip(),
+                msg="Error while running parted script: %s" % " ".join(command).strip(),
                 rc=rc, out=out, err=err
             )