diff --git a/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.timeout.test.ts b/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.timeout.test.ts
index fe3e2c3c5c..85e8e3d59b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.timeout.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.timeout.test.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('sdk-client identify timeout', () => {
     await ldc.identify(carContext, { timeout: customTimeout });
 
     expect(ldc.identifyTimeout).toEqual(10);
-    expect(logger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/high timeout/));
+    expect(logger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/timeout greater/));
   });
 
   test('warning when timeout is too high', async () => {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('sdk-client identify timeout', () => {
 
     await ldc.identify(carContext, { timeout: highTimeout });
 
-    expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/high timeout/));
+    expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/timeout greater/));
   });
 
   test('safe timeout should not warn', async () => {
@@ -142,6 +142,6 @@ describe('sdk-client identify timeout', () => {
 
     await ldc.identify(carContext, { timeout: safeTimeout });
 
-    expect(logger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/high timeout/));
+    expect(logger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(/timeout greater/));
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.ts b/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.ts
index 8cdf53dc38..eef1cb12f5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/sdk-client/src/LDClientImpl.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ export default class LDClientImpl implements LDClient {
     }
 
     if (this.identifyTimeout > this.highTimeoutThreshold) {
-      this.logger.warn('identify called with high timeout parameter.');
+      this.logger.warn(
+        'The identify function was called with a timeout greater than' +
+          `${this.highTimeoutThreshold} seconds. We recommend a timeout of less than` +
+          `${this.highTimeoutThreshold} seconds.`,
+      );
     }
 
     let context = await ensureKey(pristineContext, this.platform);