diff --git a/src/pair.cpp b/src/pair.cpp
index a8168bd4d7..44f23745d9 100644
--- a/src/pair.cpp
+++ b/src/pair.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void Pair::init()
 
   if (!manybody_flag && (comm->me == 0)) {
     const int num_mixed_pairs = atom->ntypes * (atom->ntypes - 1) / 2;
-    utils::logmesg(lmp,"  generated {} of {} mixed pair_coeff terms from {} mixing rule\n",
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,"Generated {} of {} mixed pair_coeff terms from {} mixing rule\n",
                    mixed_count, num_mixed_pairs, mixing_rule_names[mix_flag]);
   }
 }