diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollector.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollector.java
index 379dc11a9943c..d5c7b829da428 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollector.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollector.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public Releasable start(ClusterState clusterState, Iterable<DiscoveryNode> broad
             if (shouldRun.getAndSet(false)) {
                 startElection.run();
             }
-        }, heartbeat -> logger.info("skip election since there is a recent heartbeat({}) from the leader", heartbeat));
+        }, heartbeat -> logger.info("skipping election since there is a recent heartbeat({}) from the leader", heartbeat));
 
         return () -> shouldRun.set(false);
     }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollectorTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollectorTests.java
index 574f8ef231abe..f0b6d62ef9767 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollectorTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/stateless/AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollectorTests.java
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ public void testLogSkippedElectionIfRecentLeaderHeartbeat() throws Exception {
             Loggers.addAppender(logger, appender);
             appender.addExpectation(
                 new MockLogAppender.SeenEventExpectation(
-                    "warning emitted when skipping prevoting",
+                    "log emitted when skipping election",
                     AtomicRegisterPreVoteCollector.class.getCanonicalName(),
                     Level.INFO,
-                    "skip election since there is a recent heartbeat*"
+                    "skipping election since there is a recent heartbeat*"
                 )
             );
             final var fakeClock = new AtomicLong();