diff --git a/avm-transpiler/src/transpile.rs b/avm-transpiler/src/transpile.rs
index ecbc8f16f0c..314dc77414b 100644
--- a/avm-transpiler/src/transpile.rs
+++ b/avm-transpiler/src/transpile.rs
@@ -507,28 +507,42 @@ fn handle_emit_unencrypted_log(
             inputs.len()
         );
     }
-    let (event_offset, message_array) = match &inputs[..] {
-        [ValueOrArray::MemoryAddress(offset), ValueOrArray::HeapArray(array)] => {
-            (offset.to_usize() as u32, array)
+    let event_offset = match &inputs[0] {
+        ValueOrArray::MemoryAddress(offset) => offset.to_usize() as u32,
+        _ => panic!(
+            "Unexpected inputs[0] (event) for ForeignCall::EMITUNENCRYPTEDLOG: {:?}",
+            inputs[0]
+        ),
+    };
+    let (message_offset, message_size, message_offset_indirect) = match &inputs[1] {
+        ValueOrArray::HeapArray(array) => {
+            // Heap array, so offset to array is an indirect memory offset
+            (array.pointer.to_usize() as u32, array.size as u32, true)
         }
+        ValueOrArray::MemoryAddress(single_val) => (single_val.to_usize() as u32, 1 as u32, false),
         _ => panic!(
             "Unexpected inputs for ForeignCall::EMITUNENCRYPTEDLOG: {:?}",
             inputs
         ),
     };
+    let indirect_flag = if message_offset_indirect {
+        FIRST_OPERAND_INDIRECT
+    } else {
+        0
+    };
     avm_instrs.push(AvmInstruction {
         opcode: AvmOpcode::EMITUNENCRYPTEDLOG,
         // The message array from Brillig is indirect.
-        indirect: Some(FIRST_OPERAND_INDIRECT),
+        indirect: Some(indirect_flag),
         operands: vec![
             AvmOperand::U32 {
                 value: event_offset,
             },
             AvmOperand::U32 {
-                value: message_array.pointer.to_usize() as u32,
+                value: message_offset,
             },
             AvmOperand::U32 {
-                value: message_array.size as u32,
+                value: message_size,
             },
         ],
         ..Default::default()
diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/context/avm_context.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/context/avm_context.nr
index 30097e522f1..d7180bd8338 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/context/avm_context.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/context/avm_context.nr
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl AvmContext {
     * Should be automatically convertible to [Field; N]. For example str<N> works with
     * one char per field. Otherwise you can use CompressedString.
     */
-    pub fn emit_unencrypted_log<T>(&mut self, event_selector: Field, log: T) {
+    pub fn emit_unencrypted_log_with_selector<T>(&mut self, event_selector: Field, log: T) {
         emit_unencrypted_log(event_selector, log);
     }
     pub fn note_hash_exists(self, note_hash: Field, leaf_index: Field) -> bool {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl PublicContextInterface for AvmContext {
 
     fn emit_unencrypted_log<T,N,M>(&mut self, log: T) {
         let event_selector = 5;  // Matches current PublicContext.
-        self.emit_unencrypted_log(event_selector, log);
+        self.emit_unencrypted_log_with_selector(event_selector, log);
     }
 
     fn consume_l1_to_l2_message(&mut self, content: Field, secret: Field, sender: EthAddress, leaf_index: Field) {
diff --git a/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/avm_test_contract/src/main.nr b/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/avm_test_contract/src/main.nr
index 03b9f8912da..d7c66b4432a 100644
--- a/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/avm_test_contract/src/main.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/avm_test_contract/src/main.nr
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ contract AvmTest {
 
     #[aztec(public-vm)]
     fn emit_unencrypted_log() {
-        context.emit_unencrypted_log(/*event_selector=*/ 5, /*message=*/ [10, 20, 30]);
-        context.emit_unencrypted_log(/*event_selector=*/ 8, /*message=*/ "Hello, world!");
+        context.emit_unencrypted_log_with_selector(/*event_selector=*/ 5, /*message=*/ [10, 20, 30]);
+        context.emit_unencrypted_log_with_selector(/*event_selector=*/ 8, /*message=*/ "Hello, world!");
         let s: CompressedString<2,44> = CompressedString::from_string("A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...");
-        context.emit_unencrypted_log(/*event_selector=*/ 10, /*message=*/ s);
+        context.emit_unencrypted_log_with_selector(/*event_selector=*/ 10, /*message=*/ s);
     }
 
     #[aztec(public-vm)]