diff --git a/pkg/core/stateroot/module.go b/pkg/core/stateroot/module.go
index 6b28e9c21..d729e0b80 100644
--- a/pkg/core/stateroot/module.go
+++ b/pkg/core/stateroot/module.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (s *Module) GC(index uint32, store storage.Store) time.Duration {
 	} else {
 		s.log.Info("finished MPT garbage collection",
 			zap.Int("removed", removed),
-			zap.Int64("stored", stored),
+			zap.Int64("kept", stored),
 			zap.Duration("time", dur))
 	}
 	return dur