diff --git a/src/server/sync.rs b/src/server/sync.rs
index ffc32f45..ee40d0b9 100644
--- a/src/server/sync.rs
+++ b/src/server/sync.rs
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SkipReason {
             f,
             "{}",
             match self {
-                SkipReason::AlreadySynced => "older than the newest local snapshot",
+                SkipReason::AlreadySynced =>
+                    "older than the newest snapshot present on sync target",
                 SkipReason::TransferLast => "due to transfer-last",
             }
         )