diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 90b8bea592..935f351287 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ conn_close_if_marked(int i)
       else
         severity = LOG_NOTICE;
       log_fn(severity, LD_NET, "Something wrong with your network connection? "
-             "Conn (addr %s, fd %d, type %s, state %d) tried to write %d "
-             "bytes but timed out. (Marked at %s:%d)",
+             "We tried to write %d bytes to addr %s (fd %d, type %s, state %d) "
+             "but timed out. (Marked at %s:%d)",
              safe_str(conn->address), conn->s, conn_type_to_string(conn->type),
              conn->state,
              (int)buf_datalen(conn->outbuf), conn->marked_for_close_file,