diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Audit.Persistence.RavenDB/RavenEmbeddedPersistenceLifecycle.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Audit.Persistence.RavenDB/RavenEmbeddedPersistenceLifecycle.cs
index aa8bd0d447..f7f1ecee16 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Audit.Persistence.RavenDB/RavenEmbeddedPersistenceLifecycle.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Audit.Persistence.RavenDB/RavenEmbeddedPersistenceLifecycle.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public async Task Initialize(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
                     }
                     catch (DatabaseLoadTimeoutException e)
                     {
-                        Log.Warn("Could not connect to database. Retrying in 500ms...", e);
+                        Log.Warn("Connecting to the embedded RavenDB database timed out. Retrying in 500ms...", e);
                         await Task.Delay(500, cancellationToken);
                     }
                 }
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ public void Dispose()
 
         static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(RavenEmbeddedPersistenceLifecycle));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}