diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/spark/deploy/client/Client.scala b/core/src/main/scala/spark/deploy/client/Client.scala
index 6b038f5874e01d64370b48ee9e9eff883b6c46d2..29e494f49597e4c99d4d4ca51095c7906a895956 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/spark/deploy/client/Client.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/spark/deploy/client/Client.scala
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private[spark] class Client(
         Await.result(future, timeout)
       } catch {
         case e: TimeoutException =>
-          logInfo("Close request to Master timed out; it may already be shut down.")
+          logInfo("Stop request to Master timed out; it may already be shut down.")
       }
       actor = null
     }