diff --git a/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/sampling/SamplingService.java b/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/sampling/SamplingService.java
index db3ce688c..7c07c66c0 100644
--- a/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/sampling/SamplingService.java
+++ b/apm-sniffer/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/org/apache/skywalking/apm/agent/core/sampling/SamplingService.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class SamplingService implements BootService {
                     logger.error("unexpected exception.", t);
                 }
             }), 0, 3, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-            logger.debug("Agent sampling mechanism started. Sample {} traces in 10 seconds.", Config.Agent.SAMPLE_N_PER_3_SECS);
+            logger.debug("Agent sampling mechanism started. Sample {} traces in 3 seconds.", Config.Agent.SAMPLE_N_PER_3_SECS);
         }
     }