diff --git a/src/bm_sim/simple_pre.cpp b/src/bm_sim/simple_pre.cpp
index 0fe26c3a..3d48fa56 100644
--- a/src/bm_sim/simple_pre.cpp
+++ b/src/bm_sim/simple_pre.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ McSimplePre::replicate(const McSimplePre::McIn ingress_info) const {
       }
     }
   }
-  BMLOG_DEBUG("number of packets replicated : {} for multicast group id: {}",
-              egress_info_list.size(), ingress_info.mgid);
+  BMLOG_DEBUG("number of packets replicated : {} for MGID: {}",
+             egress_info_list.size(), ingress_info.mgid);
   return egress_info_list;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bm_sim/simple_pre_lag.cpp b/src/bm_sim/simple_pre_lag.cpp
index 0e294a48..b99ca85c 100644
--- a/src/bm_sim/simple_pre_lag.cpp
+++ b/src/bm_sim/simple_pre_lag.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ McSimplePreLAG::replicate(const McSimplePre::McIn ingress_info) const {
       }
     }
   }
-  BMLOG_DEBUG("number of packets replicated : {}", egress_info_list.size());
+  BMLOG_DEBUG("number of packets replicated : {} for MGID: {}",
+             egress_info_list.size(), ingress_info.mgid);
   return egress_info_list;
 }