diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/PooledConnections.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/PooledConnections.java
index 77b99da45dfe..82ef8e085808 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/PooledConnections.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/connections/internal/PooledConnections.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void close() throws SQLException {
 		try {
 			int allocationCount = allConnections.size() - availableConnections.size();
 			if(allocationCount > 0) {
-				log.error( "Collection leak detected: there are " + allocationCount + " unclosed connections upon shutting down pool " + getUrl());
+				log.error( "Connection leak detected: there are " + allocationCount + " unclosed connections upon shutting down pool " + getUrl());
 			}
 		}
 		finally {