diff --git a/src/core/job.c b/src/core/job.c
index 449afc1251..1cac09bd06 100644
--- a/src/core/job.c
+++ b/src/core/job.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static void job_emit_done_message(Unit *u, uint32_t job_id, JobType t, JobResult
                                 log_unit_struct(
                                         u,
                                         job_done_messages[result].log_level,
-                                        LOG_MESSAGE("%s was skipped because no trigger condition checks were met.",
+                                        LOG_MESSAGE("%s skipped, no trigger condition checks were met.",
                                                     ident),
                                         LOG_ITEM("JOB_ID=%" PRIu32, job_id),
                                         LOG_ITEM("JOB_TYPE=%s", job_type_to_string(t)),
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static void job_emit_done_message(Unit *u, uint32_t job_id, JobType t, JobResult
                                 log_unit_struct(
                                         u,
                                         job_done_messages[result].log_level,
-                                        LOG_MESSAGE("%s was skipped because of an unmet condition check (%s=%s%s).",
+                                        LOG_MESSAGE("%s skipped, unmet condition check %s=%s%s",
                                                     ident,
                                                     condition_type_to_string(c->type),
                                                     c->negate ? "!" : "",