diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go
index 9df9786652d..522138c557f 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/main.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 
 	if err = server.ListenAndServeTLS("", ""); err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to start server")
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to start HTTPS server")
 		os.Exit(255)
 	}
 }