diff --git a/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/jdbc/JdbcSourceConnector.java b/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/jdbc/JdbcSourceConnector.java
index 13b721230..4369af2be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/jdbc/JdbcSourceConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/jdbc/JdbcSourceConnector.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public List<Map<String, String>> taskConfigs(int maxTasks) {
            */
           taskProps.put(JdbcSourceTaskConfig.TABLES_FETCHED, "false");
           log.warn("The connector has not been able to read the "
-              + "list of tables from the database yet.");
+              + "list of tables from the database yet");
         } else {
           log.trace("currentTables is empty - no tables found after fetch");
           taskProps.put(JdbcSourceTaskConfig.TABLES_FETCHED, "true");