diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
index a37ee16f3..8a5e1e24b 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   // If we can create 1 byte of SHM we are the only instance
   if (!sharedMemory.create(1)) {
-    LOG_WARN("an instance of deskflow core (server or client) is already running");
+    LOG_WARN("an instance of deskflow core is already running");
     return s_exitDuplicate;
   }
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32