diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index 6eac36b3f3..e717fcae1b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class TaskWorker {
       );
       await fs.ensureDir(workspacePath);
       await task.emitLog(
-        `Starting up work with ${task.spec.steps.length} steps`,
+        `Starting up task with ${task.spec.steps.length} steps`,
       );
 
       const templateCtx: {