diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index fcf17d3f27..c3c472793d 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1982,12 +1982,17 @@ bool CConnman::InactivityCheck(const CNode& node) const
 
     if (!ShouldRunInactivityChecks(node, now)) return false;
 
-    if (last_recv.count() == 0 || last_send.count() == 0) {
+    bool has_received{last_recv.count() != 0};
+    bool has_sent{last_send.count() != 0};
+
+    if (!has_received || !has_sent) {
+        std::string has_never;
+        if (!has_received) has_never += ", never received from peer";
+        if (!has_sent) has_never += ", never sent to peer";
         LogDebug(BCLog::NET,
-            "socket no message in first %i seconds, %d %d, %s\n",
+            "socket no message in first %i seconds%s, %s\n",
             count_seconds(m_peer_connect_timeout),
-            last_recv.count() != 0,
-            last_send.count() != 0,
+            has_never,
             node.DisconnectMsg(fLogIPs)
         );
         return true;
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py b/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py
index b42d940d7b..ce01547887 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ class TimeoutsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         else:
             expected_timeout_logs = [
                 "version handshake timeout, disconnecting peer=0",
-                "socket no message in first 3 seconds, 1 0, disconnecting peer=1",
-                "socket no message in first 3 seconds, 0 0, disconnecting peer=2",
+                "socket no message in first 3 seconds, never sent to peer, disconnecting peer=1",
+                "socket no message in first 3 seconds, never received from peer, never sent to peer, disconnecting peer=2",
             ]
 
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=expected_timeout_logs):