diff --git a/go/topology/volume_growth.go b/go/topology/volume_growth.go
index 9de0eb19f..7f5fca8ca 100644
--- a/go/topology/volume_growth.go
+++ b/go/topology/volume_growth.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (vg *VolumeGrowth) grow(topo *Topology, vid storage.VolumeId, option *Volum
 			topo.RegisterVolumeLayout(vi, server)
 			glog.V(0).Infoln("Created Volume", vid, "on", server.NodeImpl.String())
 		} else {
-			glog.V(0).Infoln("Failed to assign", vid, "to", servers, "error", err)
+			glog.V(0).Infoln("Failed to assign volume", vid, "to", servers, "error", err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to assign %d: %v", vid, err)
 		}
 	}