diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java
index c158dd5d4e..bc3bbc2930 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitChangesetConverter.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class GitChangesetConverter implements Closeable
       {
         if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
         {
-          logger.trace("no parent at position 0 for commit {}", commit);
+          logger.trace("no parent tree at position 0 for commit {}", commit);
         }
 
         treeWalk.addTree(new EmptyTreeIterator());