diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/action/shard/ShardStateAction.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/action/shard/ShardStateAction.java
index 0077e93d611..0a3dfe0a1ec 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/action/shard/ShardStateAction.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/action/shard/ShardStateAction.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class ShardStateAction extends AbstractComponent {
                     }
                 }
                 if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                    logger.debug("Applying started shard {}, reason [{}]", shardRouting, reason);
+                    logger.debug("applying started shard {}, reason [{}]", shardRouting, reason);
                 }
                 RoutingTable newRoutingTable = shardsAllocation.applyStartedShards(currentState, newArrayList(shardRouting));
                 if (routingTable == newRoutingTable) {