diff --git a/primary.py b/primary.py
index e6d46ab9a343d011f47fe4659a0407ef6f402ee0..16a698e903406382f7dec2c48d67d0c8445f9ed9 100644
--- a/primary.py
+++ b/primary.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Server:
             writer.close()
             self.failed = False
         finally:
-            self.log.MESSAGE('shutting down star_socket')
+            self.log.MESSAGE('shutting down tar_socket')
             tar_socket.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
             pass