diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-chat/src/main/scala/ChatServer.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-chat/src/main/scala/ChatServer.scala
index 69b5d7ec6c..f193efd217 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-chat/src/main/scala/ChatServer.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-chat/src/main/scala/ChatServer.scala
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ trait ChatServer extends Actor {
   
   val storage: ActorRef
 
-  log.info("Chat service is starting up...")
+  log.info("Chat server is starting up...")
 
   // actor message handler
   def receive = sessionManagement orElse chatManagement