diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/generate.go b/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
index 01fb55ea4c..7aa9a4f8b7 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func (dl *diskLayer) checkAndFlush(ctx *generatorContext, current []byte) error
 		dl.lock.Unlock()
 
 		if abort != nil {
-			ctx.stats.Log("Aborting state snapshot generation", dl.root, current)
+			ctx.stats.Log("Pausing state snapshot generation", dl.root, current)
 			return newAbortErr(abort) // bubble up an error for interruption
 		}
 		// Don't hold the iterators too long, release them to let compactor works