diff --git a/internal/daemon/vm_authsync.go b/internal/daemon/vm_authsync.go
index 20e3261..709afb5 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/vm_authsync.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/vm_authsync.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) ensureAuthorizedKeyOnWorkDisk(ctx context.Context, vm *model.VM
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("derive authorized ssh key: %w", err)
 	}
-	vmCreateStage(ctx, "prepare_work_disk", "repairing SSH access on work disk")
+	vmCreateStage(ctx, "prepare_work_disk", "provisioning SSH access on work disk")
 	workMount, cleanupWork, err := system.MountTempDir(ctx, d.runner, vm.Runtime.WorkDiskPath, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err