diff --git a/controller/backup_target_controller.go b/controller/backup_target_controller.go
index f935b2513d..523879bdb4 100644
--- a/controller/backup_target_controller.go
+++ b/controller/backup_target_controller.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func (btc *BackupTargetController) syncBackupVolume(backupTarget *longhorn.Backu
 	// and delete the BackupVolume CR in the cluster
 	backupVolumesToDelete := clusterBackupVolumesSet.Difference(backupStoreBackupVolumes)
 	if count := backupVolumesToDelete.Len(); count > 0 {
-		log.Infof("Found %d backup volumes in the backup target that do not exist in the backup target and need to be deleted", count)
+		log.Infof("Found %d backup volumes in the backup target that do not exist in the cluster and need to be deleted from the cluster", count)
 	}
 	for backupVolumeName := range backupVolumesToDelete {
 		log.WithField("backupVolume", backupVolumeName).Info("Deleting backup volume from cluster")
diff --git a/controller/backup_volume_controller.go b/controller/backup_volume_controller.go
index f018d7d477..34a6ce662c 100644
--- a/controller/backup_volume_controller.go
+++ b/controller/backup_volume_controller.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (bvc *BackupVolumeController) reconcile(backupVolumeName string) (err error
 	// and delete the Backup CR in the cluster
 	backupsToDelete := clustersSet.Difference(backupStoreBackups)
 	if count := backupsToDelete.Len(); count > 0 {
-		log.Infof("Found %d backups in the backup target that do not exist in the backup target and need to be deleted", count)
+		log.Infof("Found %d backups in the backup target that do not exist in the cluster and need to be deleted from the cluster", count)
 	}
 	for backupName := range backupsToDelete {
 		if err = bvc.ds.DeleteBackup(backupName); err != nil {