diff --git a/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base.rb b/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base.rb
index 060203fda12..68dd6f9a5b3 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_base.rb
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ module Gitlab
                   yield(path_before_rename, path_after_rename)
                 rescue StandardError => e
                   failed_reverts << rename_info
-                  say "Renaming #{type} from back to #{path_before_rename} failed. "\
-                      "Review the error and try again by running the `down` action. \n"\
+                  say "Renaming #{type} from #{path_after_rename} back to "\
+                      "#{path_before_rename} failed. Review the error and try "\
+                      "again by running the `down` action. \n"\
                       "#{e.message}: \n #{e.backtrace.join("\n")}"
                 end
               end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces.rb b/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces.rb
index f85f2d90f02..05b86f32ce2 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_namespaces.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
                 rename_namespace_dependencies(namespace, current_path, path_before_rename)
               else
-                say "Couldn't rename namespace from #{current_path} back to #{path_before_rename} "\
+                say "Couldn't rename namespace from #{current_path} back to #{path_before_rename}, "\
                     "namespace was renamed, or no longer exists at the expected path"
               end
             end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects.rb b/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects.rb
index 8f00e957f85..75a75f61953 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/database/rename_reserved_paths_migration/v1/rename_projects.rb
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ module Gitlab
               matches_path = MigrationClasses::Route.arel_table[:path].matches(current_path)
               project = MigrationClasses::Project.joins(:route)
                           .where(matches_path).first
+
               if project
                 perform_rename(project, current_path, path_before_rename)
 
                 move_project_folders(project, current_path, path_before_rename)
               else
-                say "Couldn't rename Project from #{current_path} back to "\
+                say "Couldn't rename project from #{current_path} back to "\
                     "#{path_before_rename}, project was renamed or no longer "\
                     "exists at the expected path."