diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel
index 02fe674ac3d..1e55272536e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go_library(
     srcs = [
         "api.go",
         "file.go",
+        "log.go",
     ],
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go
index 2699eb2d879..4ed9dc65870 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api/client/beacon"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/params"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // APIInitializer manages initializing the beacon node using checkpoint sync, retrieving the checkpoint state and root
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func NewAPIInitializer(beaconNodeHost string) (*APIInitializer, error) {
 func (dl *APIInitializer) Initialize(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) error {
 	origin, err := d.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx)
 	if err == nil && origin != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
-		log.Warnf("origin checkpoint root %#x found in db, ignoring checkpoint sync flags", origin)
+		log.Warnf("Origin checkpoint root %#x found in db, ignoring checkpoint sync flags", origin)
 		return nil
 	} else {
 		if !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go
index 38382f784b1..ba2ca1dc8d4 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/io/file"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Initializer describes a type that is able to obtain the checkpoint sync data (BeaconState and SignedBeaconBlock)
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ type FileInitializer struct {
 func (fi *FileInitializer) Initialize(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) error {
 	origin, err := d.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx)
 	if err == nil && origin != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
-		log.Warnf("origin checkpoint root %#x found in db, ignoring checkpoint sync flags", origin)
+		log.Warnf("Origin checkpoint root %#x found in db, ignoring checkpoint sync flags", origin)
 		return nil
 	} else {
 		if !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/log.go b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3cf5fad74cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package checkpoint
+
+import "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+var log = logrus.WithField("prefix", "checkpoint-sync")