diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/phases/createbootstrapcluster.go b/cmd/clusterctl/phases/createbootstrapcluster.go
index 2b4cdce6d881..9c6643651bd0 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/phases/createbootstrapcluster.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/phases/createbootstrapcluster.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func CreateBootstrapCluster(provisioner bootstrap.ClusterProvisioner, cleanupBootstrapCluster bool, clientFactory clusterclient.Factory) (clusterclient.Client, func(), error) {
-	klog.Info("Creating bootstrap cluster")
+	klog.Info("Preparing bootstrap cluster")
 
 	cleanupFn := func() {}
 	if err := provisioner.Create(); err != nil {