diff --git a/.java-version b/.java-version
deleted file mode 100644
index 6259340971..0000000000
--- a/.java-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.8
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala
index b9de479aef..ec5342e05e 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/ArteryTransport.scala
@@ -459,9 +459,16 @@ private[remote] abstract class ArteryTransport(_system: ExtendedActorSystem, _pr
 
     startRemoveQuarantinedAssociationTask()
 
-    log.info(
-      "Remoting started with transport [Artery {}]; listening on address [{}] with UID [{}]",
-      settings.Transport, localAddress.address, localAddress.uid)
+    if (localAddress.address == bindAddress.address)
+      log.info(
+        "Remoting started with transport [Artery {}]; listening on address [{}] with UID [{}]",
+        settings.Transport, bindAddress.address, bindAddress.uid)
+    else {
+      log.info(
+        s"Remoting started with transport [Artery ${settings.Transport}]; listening on address [{}] and bound to [{}] with UID [{}]",
+        localAddress.address, bindAddress.address, localAddress.uid)
+    }
+
   }
 
   protected def startTransport(): Unit