diff --git a/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/BlockTransactionSelector.java b/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/BlockTransactionSelector.java
index b37cff7e43a..c12061f4cbe 100644
--- a/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/BlockTransactionSelector.java
+++ b/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/BlockTransactionSelector.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private void timeLimitedSelection() {
         isTimeout.set(true);
       }
       LOG.warn(
-          "Interrupting transaction selection since it is taking more than the max configured time of "
+          "Interrupting the selection of transactions for block inclusion as it exceeds the maximum configured duration of "
               + blockTxsSelectionMaxTime
               + "ms",
           e);