diff --git a/src/contextforge_memory/main.py b/src/contextforge_memory/main.py
index a491c43..724087b 100644
--- a/src/contextforge_memory/main.py
+++ b/src/contextforge_memory/main.py
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ class BackfillStats(BaseModel):
 logger.info("ContextForge Memory starting up")
 logger.info("Data directory: %s", DATA_DIR.absolute())
 logger.info("V1 features enabled: %s", ENABLE_V1)
-logger.info("API key present: %s", bool(API_KEY and API_KEY.strip()))
+logger.info("Authentication configured: %s", bool(API_KEY and API_KEY.strip()))
 
 
 def _require_api_key(x_api_key: str | None) -> None: