diff --git a/zuul/scheduler.py b/zuul/scheduler.py
index b978979..c3f2f23 100644
--- a/zuul/scheduler.py
+++ b/zuul/scheduler.py
@@ -823,8 +823,7 @@
         if self.statsd:
             self.log.debug("Statsd enabled")
         else:
-            self.log.debug("Statsd disabled because python statsd "
-                           "package not found")
+            self.log.debug("Statsd not configured")
         while True:
             self.log.debug("Run handler sleeping")
             self.wake_event.wait()