diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts
index f99bf698ef8dc..2c49eed0cf6e3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.test.ts
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ describe('Task Runner', () => {
     );
     expect(logger.debug).nthCalledWith(
       3,
-      `no actions executed for alert test:1: 'alert-name': alert is muted.`
+      `no scheduling of actions for alert test:1: 'alert-name': alert is muted.`
     );
     expect(logger.debug).nthCalledWith(
       4,
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ describe('Task Runner', () => {
     );
     expect(logger.debug).nthCalledWith(
       3,
-      `skipping action execution for '2' in alert test:1: 'alert-name': instance is muted`
+      `skipping scheduling of actions for '2' in alert test:1: 'alert-name': instance is muted`
     );
     expect(logger.debug).nthCalledWith(
       4,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts
index 86ff6fd374eab..0c486dad070ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class TaskRunner {
             const shouldExecuteAction = !throttled && !muted;
             if (!shouldExecuteAction) {
               this.logger.debug(
-                `skipping action execution for '${alertInstanceName}' in alert ${alertLabel}: instance is ${
+                `skipping scheduling of actions for '${alertInstanceName}' in alert ${alertLabel}: instance is ${
                   muted ? 'muted' : 'throttled'
                 }`
               );
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export class TaskRunner {
           )
       );
     } else {
-      this.logger.debug(`no actions executed for alert ${alertLabel}: alert is muted.`);
+      this.logger.debug(`no scheduling of actions for alert ${alertLabel}: alert is muted.`);
     }
 
     return {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ function scheduleActionsForRecoveredInstances(params: ScheduleActionsForRecovere
   for (const id of recoveredIds) {
     if (mutedInstanceIdsSet.has(id)) {
       logger.debug(
-        `skipping action execution for '${id}' in alert ${alertLabel}: instance is muted`
+        `skipping scheduling of actions for '${id}' in alert ${alertLabel}: instance is muted`
       );
     } else {
       const instance = recoveredAlertInstances[id];