diff --git a/source/client/src/clientSml.c b/source/client/src/clientSml.c
index f9ba8531f4..82e58f1467 100644
--- a/source/client/src/clientSml.c
+++ b/source/client/src/clientSml.c
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ static int32_t smlGenerateSchemaAction(SSchema *colField, SHashObj *colHash, SSm
   uint16_t *index = colHash ? (uint16_t *)taosHashGet(colHash, kv->key, kv->keyLen) : NULL;
   if (index) {
     if (colField[*index].type != kv->type) {
-      snprintf(info->msgBuf.buf, info->msgBuf.len, "SML:0x%" PRIx64 " %s point type and db type mismatch. db type: %d, point type: %d, key: %s",
-               info->id, __FUNCTION__, colField[*index].type, kv->type, kv->key);
+      snprintf(info->msgBuf.buf, info->msgBuf.len, "SML:0x%" PRIx64 " %s point type and db type mismatch. db type: %s, point type: %s, key: %s",
+               info->id, __FUNCTION__, tDataTypes[colField[*index].type].name, tDataTypes[kv->type].name, kv->key);
       uError("%s", info->msgBuf.buf);
       return TSDB_CODE_SML_INVALID_DATA;
     }