diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f89cae9e1..cb6a91648c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ For semantic convention package changes, see the [semconv CHANGELOG](packages/se
 
 * fix(sdk-trace-base): avoid keeping non-string `status.message` on `Span#setStatus()` [#4999](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/4999) @pichlermarc
 * fix(sdk-metrics): Add missing catch and handle error in promise of `PeriodicExportingMetricReader` [#5006](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5006) @jj22ee
+* fix(opentelemetry-core): confusing log extract of composite propagator [#5017](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5017) @rv2673
 
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/propagation/composite.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/propagation/composite.ts
index 245507a110..0654dfa031 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/propagation/composite.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/propagation/composite.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class CompositePropagator implements TextMapPropagator {
         return propagator.extract(ctx, carrier, getter);
       } catch (err) {
         diag.warn(
-          `Failed to inject with ${propagator.constructor.name}. Err: ${err.message}`
+          `Failed to extract with ${propagator.constructor.name}. Err: ${err.message}`
         );
       }
       return ctx;