diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go
index 1fb5244bc15..88921825e24 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func newConsumeLogs(converter RequestFromLogsFunc, be *internal.BaseExporter, lo
 	return func(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 		req, err := converter(ctx, ld)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to convert metrics. Dropping data.",
+			logger.Error("Failed to convert logs. Dropping data.",
 				zap.Int("dropped_log_records", ld.LogRecordCount()),
 				zap.Error(err))
 			return consumererror.NewPermanent(err)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go
index 602917a7306..f4ade843b9a 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func newConsumeTraces(converter RequestFromTracesFunc, be *internal.BaseExporter
 	return func(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
 		req, err := converter(ctx, td)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to convert metrics. Dropping data.",
+			logger.Error("Failed to convert traces. Dropping data.",
 				zap.Int("dropped_spans", td.SpanCount()),
 				zap.Error(err))
 			return consumererror.NewPermanent(err)
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles.go
index f1daf606f43..3a74bf0a2de 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func newConsumeProfiles(converter RequestFromProfilesFunc, be *internal.BaseExpo
 	return func(ctx context.Context, pd pprofile.Profiles) error {
 		req, err := converter(ctx, pd)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to convert metrics. Dropping data.",
+			logger.Error("Failed to convert profiles. Dropping data.",
 				zap.Int("dropped_samples", pd.SampleCount()),
 				zap.Error(err))
 			return consumererror.NewPermanent(err)