diff --git a/third-party/realdds/src/dds-network-adapter-watcher.cpp b/third-party/realdds/src/dds-network-adapter-watcher.cpp
index 3abd5e3306..5a6ba90e72 100644
--- a/third-party/realdds/src/dds-network-adapter-watcher.cpp
+++ b/third-party/realdds/src/dds-network-adapter-watcher.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class network_adapter_watcher_singleton
         }
         catch (std::system_error& e)
         {
-            LOG_ERROR("join failed, thread might no longer be joinable, Error:" << e.what());
+            LOG_ERROR("Network adapter watcher termination failed: " << e.what());
         }
     }