diff --git a/.changeset/mean-sites-cheer.md b/.changeset/mean-sites-cheer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a35dfb8c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-sites-cheer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+---
+
+The log message now indicates that the pipeline trigger token was deleted and not pipeline itself.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabPipelineTrigger.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabPipelineTrigger.ts
index 41a00bc985..ccb29c1f75 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabPipelineTrigger.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabPipelineTrigger.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,14 @@ export const createTriggerGitlabPipelineAction = (options: {
               },
             });
             ctx.logger.info(
-              `Deleted pipeline with token id ${pipelineTriggerId}.`,
+              // in version 18.0 of gitlab this was also deleting the pipeline
+              // this is a problem in gitlab which is fixed in version 18.1
+              // https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/546669
+              `Deleted pipeline trigger token with token id: ${pipelineTriggerId}.`,
             );
           } catch (error: any) {
             ctx.logger.error(
-              `Failed to delete pipeline with token id ${pipelineTriggerId}.`,
+              `Failed to delete pipeline trigger token with token id: ${pipelineTriggerId}.`,
             );
           }
         }