diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
index 91e7b13fd3..1ed30fb0b1 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_netif_set_mac(esp_netif_t *esp_netif, uint8_t mac[])
 
 static void esp_netif_dhcps_cb(u8_t client_ip[4])
 {
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "softAP assign IP to station,IP is: %d.%d.%d.%d",
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "DHCP server assigned IP to a station, IP is: %d.%d.%d.%d",
              client_ip[0], client_ip[1], client_ip[2], client_ip[3]);
     ip_event_ap_staipassigned_t evt;
 
diff --git a/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py b/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py
index 9a6ee6858a..5f7874d0c2 100644
--- a/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py
+++ b/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/softap_prov_test.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_examples_provisioning_softap(env, extra_data):
     ctrl = wifi_tools.wpa_cli(iface, reset_on_exit=True)
     print("Connecting to DUT SoftAP...")
     ip = ctrl.connect(ssid, password)
-    got_ip = dut1.expect(re.compile(r"softAP assign IP to station,IP is: (\d+.\d+.\d+.\d+)"), timeout=30)[0]
+    got_ip = dut1.expect(re.compile(r"DHCP server assigned IP to a station, IP is: (\d+.\d+.\d+.\d+)"), timeout=30)[0]
     if ip != got_ip:
         raise RuntimeError("SoftAP connected to another host! " + ip + "!=" + got_ip)
     print("Connected to DUT SoftAP")