diff --git a/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go b/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
index db240abf4..bf9b851fb 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (p *Converter) convertFields(metric telegraf.Metric) {
 			v, ok := toFloat(value)
 			if !ok {
 				metric.RemoveField(key)
-				logPrintf("error converting to integer [%T]: %v\n", value, value)
+				logPrintf("error converting to float [%T]: %v\n", value, value)
 				continue
 			}