diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
index d1f9e0f1..0b17132a 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void notify_readcb(bufferevent *bev, void *arg)
     rv = http2session->initiate_connection();
     if(rv != 0) {
       SSLOG(FATAL, http2session)
-        << "Could not initiate notification connection";
+        << "Could not initiate backend connection";
     }
     break;
   case Http2Session::CONNECTED: