diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseChecker.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseChecker.java
index 3a0c36a62592a..4e6355ee5d27c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseChecker.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseChecker.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public static String buildErrorMessage(RemoteClusterLicenseInfo clusterLicenseIn
             License.OperationMode mode = License.OperationMode.resolve(clusterLicenseInfo.licenseInfo.getMode());
             if (mode != License.OperationMode.PLATINUM && mode != License.OperationMode.TRIAL) {
                 error.append("The license mode [").append(mode)
-                        .append("] on cluster [").append(mode)
+                        .append("] on cluster [")
                         .append(clusterLicenseInfo.clusterName)
                         .append("] does not enable Machine Learning. ");
             }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseCheckerTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseCheckerTests.java
index f6785a8494a84..153d5654a269c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseCheckerTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/datafeed/MlRemoteLicenseCheckerTests.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public void testBuildErrorMessage() {
 
         XPackInfoResponse.LicenseInfo basicLicense = createBasicLicenseResponse();
         info = new MlRemoteLicenseChecker.RemoteClusterLicenseInfo("basic-cluster", basicLicense);
-        String expected = "The license mode on cluster [basic-cluster] with mode [BASIC] does not enable Machine Learning. "
+        String expected = "The license mode [BASIC] on cluster [basic-cluster] does not enable Machine Learning. "
                 + Strings.toString(basicLicense);
         assertEquals(expected, MlRemoteLicenseChecker.buildErrorMessage(info));