diff --git a/admin/tool/generator/classes/course_backend.php b/admin/tool/generator/classes/course_backend.php
index 5228651f474..820f1d704be 100644
--- a/admin/tool/generator/classes/course_backend.php
+++ b/admin/tool/generator/classes/course_backend.php
@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ class tool_generator_course_backend extends tool_generator_backend {
     private function create_user_accounts($first, $last) {
         global $CFG;
 
-        $this->log('createaccounts', (object)array('from' => $first, 'to' => $last), true);
         $count = $last - $first + 1;
+        $this->log('createusers', $count, true);
+
         $done = 0;
         for ($number = $first; $number <= $last; $number++, $done++) {
             // Work out username with 6-digit number.
diff --git a/admin/tool/generator/lang/en/tool_generator.php b/admin/tool/generator/lang/en/tool_generator.php
index 2e7325432fc..849bb3d27af 100644
--- a/admin/tool/generator/lang/en/tool_generator.php
+++ b/admin/tool/generator/lang/en/tool_generator.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ $string['progress_createcourse'] = 'Creating course {$a}';
 $string['progress_createforum'] = 'Creating forum ({$a} posts)';
 $string['progress_createpages'] = 'Creating pages ({$a})';
 $string['progress_createsmallfiles'] = 'Creating small files ({$a})';
+$string['progress_createusers'] = 'Creating user accounts ({$a})';
 $string['progress_enrol'] = 'Enrolling users into course ({$a})';
 $string['progress_sitecompleted'] = 'Site completed ({$a}s)';
 $string['shortsize_0'] = 'XS';