diff --git a/examples/system/ota/simple_ota_example/main/simple_ota_example.c b/examples/system/ota/simple_ota_example/main/simple_ota_example.c
index 6256c0a1b8..7bad9eec8a 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/simple_ota_example/main/simple_ota_example.c
+++ b/examples/system/ota/simple_ota_example/main/simple_ota_example.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ esp_err_t _http_event_handler(esp_http_client_event_t *evt)
 
 void simple_ota_example_task(void *pvParameter)
 {
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting OTA example. Attempting to download update from %s", CONFIG_EXAMPLE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE_URL);
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting OTA example");
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_FIRMWARE_UPGRADE_BIND_IF
     esp_netif_t *netif = get_example_netif_from_desc(bind_interface_name);
     if (netif == NULL) {
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void simple_ota_example_task(void *pvParameter)
     config.skip_cert_common_name_check = true;
 #endif
 
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Attempting to download update from %s", config.url);
     esp_err_t ret = esp_https_ota(&config);
     if (ret == ESP_OK) {
         esp_restart();