diff --git a/pkg/agent/core/state.go b/pkg/agent/core/state.go
index 5a3d27d73..905493fb0 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/core/state.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/core/state.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (s *state) calculatePluginAction(
 		}, nil
 	} else {
 		if wantToRequestNewResources && waitingOnRetryBackoff {
-			logFailureReason("but previous request for more resources was denied too recently")
+			logFailureReason("previous request for more resources was denied too recently")
 		}
 		waitTime := timeUntilNextRequestTick
 		if waitingOnRetryBackoff {