diff --git a/protocol_legacy_poll.go b/protocol_legacy_poll.go
index a42f399c..f7ef6548 100644
--- a/protocol_legacy_poll.go
+++ b/protocol_legacy_poll.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapHandler(
 		Str("handler", "PollNetMap").
 		Str("id", machineKeyStr).
 		Str("machine", machine.Hostname).
-		Msg("Found machine in database")
+		Msg("A machine is entering polling via the legacy protocol")
 
 	h.handlePollCommon(writer, req, machine, mapRequest, false)
 }
diff --git a/protocol_noise_poll.go b/protocol_noise_poll.go
index 7556ae30..8498dcfb 100644
--- a/protocol_noise_poll.go
+++ b/protocol_noise_poll.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) NoisePollNetMapHandler(
 	log.Debug().
 		Str("handler", "NoisePollNetMap").
 		Str("machine", machine.Hostname).
-		Msg("Found Noise machine in database")
+		Msg("A machine is entering polling via the Noise protocol")
 
 	h.handlePollCommon(writer, req, machine, mapRequest, true)
 }