diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/multilang/MultiLangRecordProcessor.java b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/multilang/MultiLangRecordProcessor.java
index dd141fa3..2532771b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/multilang/MultiLangRecordProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/multilang/MultiLangRecordProcessor.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class MultiLangRecordProcessor implements IRecordProcessor, IShutdownNoti
         }
         LOG.info("Requesting a checkpoint on shutdown notification.");
         if (!protocol.shutdownRequested(checkpointer)) {
-            LOG.error("Child process failed to shutdown");
+            LOG.error("Child process failed to complete shutdown notification.");
         }
     }