diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index bab1b31db43b5ff78728733d0c24568390c517bc..6c965ae95e535624b5d838495e9df8df00780989 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def reload_router_config(self, hostname):
         state=states.STARTED,
         meta={
             'hostname': hostname,
-            'message': 'loading router netconf data'
+            'message': f'loading netconf data for {hostname}'
         })
 
     # get the timestamp for the current netconf data
@@ -495,8 +495,9 @@ def reload_router_config(self, hostname):
     assert new_netconf_timestamp, \
         'no timestamp available for new netconf data'
     if new_netconf_timestamp == current_netconf_timestamp:
-        logger.debug('no netconf change timestamp change, aborting')
-        return self.success(f'no change (timestamp not updated)')
+        msg = f'no timestamp change for {hostname} netconf data'
+        logger.debug(msg)
+        return self.success(msg)
 
     # clear cached classifier responses for this router, and
     # refresh peering data
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ def reload_router_config(self, hostname):
         state=states.STARTED,
         meta={
             'hostname': hostname,
-            'message': 'refreshing peers & clearing cache'
+            'message': f'refreshing peers & clearing cache for {hostname}'
         })
     refresh_ix_public_peers(hostname, netconf_doc)
     refresh_vpn_rr_peers(hostname, netconf_doc)
@@ -516,19 +517,20 @@ def reload_router_config(self, hostname):
     community = juniper.snmp_community_string(netconf_doc)
     if not community:
         raise InventoryTaskError(
-            'error extracting community string for %r' % hostname)
+            f'error extracting community string for {hostname}')
     else:
         self.update_state(
             state=states.STARTED,
             meta={
                 'hostname': hostname,
-                'message': 'refreshing snmp interface indexes'
+                'message': f'refreshing snmp interface indexes for {hostname}'
             })
+        # load snmp data, in this thread
         snmp_refresh_interfaces.apply(args=[hostname, community])
 
     clear_cached_classifier_responses(None)
 
-    return self.success(f'updated config for {hostname}')
+    return self.success(f'updated configuration for {hostname}')
 
 
 def _erase_next_db(config):