diff --git a/rcl/src/rcl/logging_rosout.c b/rcl/src/rcl/logging_rosout.c
index 335efc934..eec76c17f 100644
--- a/rcl/src/rcl/logging_rosout.c
+++ b/rcl/src/rcl/logging_rosout.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ rcl_ret_t rcl_logging_rosout_init_publisher_for_node(rcl_node_t * node)
     RCUTILS_LOG_WARN_NAMED(
       "rcl.logging_rosout",
       "Publisher already registered for node name: '%s'. If this is due to multiple nodes "
-      "with the same name then all logs for the logger named: '%s' will go out over"
+      "with the same name then all logs for the logger named '%s' will go out over "
       "the existing publisher. As soon as any node with that name is destructed "
       "it will unregister the publisher, preventing any further logs for that name from "
       "being published on the rosout topic.",