diff --git a/nse_main.lua b/nse_main.lua
index 342946527..e08bb9a1b 100644
--- a/nse_main.lua
+++ b/nse_main.lua
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ local function run (threads_iter, scantype)
     for co, thread in pairs(waiting) do
       if thread:timed_out() then
         waiting[co], all[co], num_threads = nil, nil, num_threads-1;
-        thread:d("%THREAD %s timed out", thread.host
+        thread:d("%THREAD %stimed out", thread.host
             and format("%s%s ", thread.host.ip,
                     thread.port and ":"..thread.port.number or "")
             or "");