diff --git a/src/tasks.js b/src/tasks.js
index fdc743660..1e85f577c 100644
--- a/src/tasks.js
+++ b/src/tasks.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async function update(id, task) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof task, 'object');
 
-    debug(`update ${id}: ${JSON.stringify(task)}`);
+    debug(`updating task ${id} with: ${JSON.stringify(task)}`);
 
     const args = [], fields = [];
     for (const k in task) {