diff --git a/src/cats/overlays/overlay_exclusion.c b/src/cats/overlays/overlay_exclusion.c
index 5e5aa3348d0e980fdf333d893913b826a59f8018..ccc423778a15dd6547f32424ae6a490d81ce8c8c 100644
--- a/src/cats/overlays/overlay_exclusion.c
+++ b/src/cats/overlays/overlay_exclusion.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void destroy_excluded_cells_all_grids(const struct cats_configuration *conf, str
 {
         if (grid->id != 0) return;
 
-        log_message(LOG_INFO, "Purging all excluded cells");
+        log_message(LOG_INFO, "Pruning all excluded cells");
 
         const int32_t grid_count = conf->grid_count;
         struct cats_grid **parent = grid->parent;