diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan.go b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan.go
index 119c885393..d455affa56 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	vethLen             = 7
 	containerVethPrefix = "eth"
 	vethPrefix          = "veth"
-	macvlanType         = "macvlan"      // driver type name
+	driverName          = "macvlan"      // driver type name
 	modePrivate         = "private"      // macvlan mode private
 	modeVepa            = "vepa"         // macvlan mode vepa
 	modeBridge          = "bridge"       // macvlan mode bridge
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func Init(dc driverapi.DriverCallback, config map[string]interface{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return dc.RegisterDriver(macvlanType, d, c)
+	return dc.RegisterDriver(driverName, d, c)
 }
 
 func (d *driver) NetworkAllocate(id string, option map[string]string, ipV4Data, ipV6Data []driverapi.IPAMData) (map[string]string, error) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (d *driver) EndpointOperInfo(nid, eid string) (map[string]interface{}, erro
 }
 
 func (d *driver) Type() string {
-	return macvlanType
+	return driverName
 }
 
 func (d *driver) IsBuiltIn() bool {
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_endpoint.go b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_endpoint.go
index 8d4390f779..dd1cfe1acb 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_endpoint.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_endpoint.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (d *driver) CreateEndpoint(nid, eid string, ifInfo driverapi.InterfaceInfo,
 	if opt, ok := epOptions[netlabel.PortMap]; ok {
 		if _, ok := opt.([]types.PortBinding); ok {
 			if len(opt.([]types.PortBinding)) > 0 {
-				logrus.Warnf("%s driver does not support port mappings", macvlanType)
+				logrus.Warnf("macvlan driver does not support port mappings")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (d *driver) CreateEndpoint(nid, eid string, ifInfo driverapi.InterfaceInfo,
 	if opt, ok := epOptions[netlabel.ExposedPorts]; ok {
 		if _, ok := opt.([]types.TransportPort); ok {
 			if len(opt.([]types.TransportPort)) > 0 {
-				logrus.Warnf("%s driver does not support port exposures", macvlanType)
+				logrus.Warnf("macvlan driver does not support port exposures")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_network.go b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_network.go
index 50f1a086a5..2ed8069195 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_network.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_network.go
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ func (d *driver) createNetwork(config *configuration) (bool, error) {
 				return false, err
 			}
 			config.CreatedSlaveLink = true
+
 			// notify the user in logs that they have limited communications
-			logrus.Debugf("Empty -o parent= limit communications to other containers inside of network: %s",
+			logrus.Debugf("Empty -o parent= flags limit communications to other containers inside of network: %s",
 				config.Parent)
 		} else {
 			// if the subinterface parent_iface.vlan_id checks do not pass, return err.
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_setup.go b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_setup.go
index 7415a07a27..ec40207d41 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_setup.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/macvlan/macvlan_setup.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func createMacVlan(containerIfName, parent, macvlanMode string) (string, error)
 	// Get the link for the master index (Example: the docker host eth iface)
 	parentLink, err := ns.NlHandle().LinkByName(parent)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("error occurred looking up the %s parent iface %s error: %s", macvlanType, parent, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error occurred looking up the macvlan parent iface %s error: %s", parent, err)
 	}
 	// Create a macvlan link
 	macvlan := &netlink.Macvlan{
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func createMacVlan(containerIfName, parent, macvlanMode string) (string, error)
 	}
 	if err := ns.NlHandle().LinkAdd(macvlan); err != nil {
 		// If a user creates a macvlan and ipvlan on same parent, only one slave iface can be active at a time.
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create the %s port: %v", macvlanType, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create the macvlan port: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return macvlan.Attrs().Name, nil
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func createDummyLink(dummyName, truncNetID string) error {
 	}
 	parentDummyLink, err := ns.NlHandle().LinkByName(dummyName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error occurred looking up the %s parent iface %s error: %s", macvlanType, dummyName, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error occurred looking up the macvlan parent iface %s error: %s", dummyName, err)
 	}
 	// bring the new netlink iface up
 	if err := ns.NlHandle().LinkSetUp(parentDummyLink); err != nil {