diff --git a/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus.go b/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus.go
index 897e775b..ba6b268e 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (mod Prometheus) Start() error {
 // StartupMessage returns a custom startup message.
 func (mod Prometheus) StartupMessage() string {
 	if mod.disableCollect {
-		return "application not started (collect disabled by user)"
+		return "collect disabled"
 	}
 
 	return "collecting metrics"
diff --git a/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus_test.go b/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
index 2fbb11a6..383e12f2 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ func TestPrometheus_StartupMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		expectMessage  string
 	}{
 		{
-			expectMessage:  "application not started (collect disabled by user)",
 			disableCollect: true,
+			expectMessage:  "collect disabled",
 		},
 		{
 			expectMessage: "collecting metrics",