diff --git a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/logbook.py b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/logbook.py
index f2cfb8d3d5e..0c00c57adb9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/logbook.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/assist_pipeline/logbook.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def async_describe_events(
         if device:
             device_name = device.name_by_user or device.name or "Unknown device"
 
-        message = f"{device_name} started recording audio"
+        message = f"{device_name} captured an audio sample"
 
         return {
             LOGBOOK_ENTRY_NAME: device_name,
diff --git a/tests/components/assist_pipeline/test_logbook.py b/tests/components/assist_pipeline/test_logbook.py
index 6a997236f1c..c1e0633ed57 100644
--- a/tests/components/assist_pipeline/test_logbook.py
+++ b/tests/components/assist_pipeline/test_logbook.py
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ async def test_recording_event(
     assert event[logbook.LOGBOOK_ENTRY_NAME] == "My Satellite"
     assert event[logbook.LOGBOOK_ENTRY_DOMAIN] == assist_pipeline.DOMAIN
     assert (
-        event[logbook.LOGBOOK_ENTRY_MESSAGE] == "My Satellite started recording audio"
+        event[logbook.LOGBOOK_ENTRY_MESSAGE] == "My Satellite captured an audio sample"
     )