diff --git a/src/server/base_restate_server.ts b/src/server/base_restate_server.ts
index 522b72fe..3b68ce4e 100644
--- a/src/server/base_restate_server.ts
+++ b/src/server/base_restate_server.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRestateServer {
       );
       // note that this log will not print all the keys.
       rlog.info(
-        `Registering: ${url}  -> ${JSON.stringify(method, null, "\t")}`
+        `Binding: ${url}  -> ${JSON.stringify(method, null, "\t")}`
       );
     }
   }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRestateServer {
       ) as HostedGrpcServiceMethod<unknown, unknown>;
 
       rlog.info(
-        `Registering: ${url}  -> ${JSON.stringify(
+        `Binding: ${url}  -> ${JSON.stringify(
           registration.method,
           null,
           "\t"
diff --git a/src/server/restate_lambda_handler.ts b/src/server/restate_lambda_handler.ts
index c2859fbb..6aaab769 100644
--- a/src/server/restate_lambda_handler.ts
+++ b/src/server/restate_lambda_handler.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class LambdaRestateServer extends BaseRestateServer {
   private handleDiscovery(): APIGatewayProxyResult | APIGatewayProxyResultV2 {
     // return discovery information
     rlog.info(
-      "Answering discovery request. Registering these services: " +
+      "Answering discovery request. Announcing services: " +
         JSON.stringify(this.discovery.services)
     );
     return {
diff --git a/src/server/restate_server.ts b/src/server/restate_server.ts
index 39e0f617..24a12597 100644
--- a/src/server/restate_server.ts
+++ b/src/server/restate_server.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class RestateServer extends BaseRestateServer {
     // no method under that name. might be a discovery request
     if (url.path == "/discover") {
       rlog.info(
-        "Answering discovery request. Registering these services: " +
+        "Answering discovery request. Announcing services: " +
           JSON.stringify(this.discovery.services)
       );
       await respondDiscovery(this.discovery, stream);