diff --git a/simlib/mixnet-sims/src/node/mix/mod.rs b/simlib/mixnet-sims/src/node/mix/mod.rs
index 081f745..2a258dc 100644
--- a/simlib/mixnet-sims/src/node/mix/mod.rs
+++ b/simlib/mixnet-sims/src/node/mix/mod.rs
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ impl MixNode {
         self.slot_update_sender.send(elapsed).unwrap();
     }
 
-    fn log_message_generated(&self, payload: &Payload) {
-        self.log_message("MessageGenerated", payload);
+    fn log_message_generated(&self, msg_type: &str, payload: &Payload) {
+        self.log_message(format!("{}MessageGenerated", msg_type).as_str(), payload);
     }
 
     fn log_message_fully_unwrapped(&self, payload: &Payload) {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ impl Node for MixNode {
         if let Poll::Ready(Some(_)) = pin!(&mut self.data_msg_lottery_interval).poll_next(&mut cx) {
             if self.data_msg_lottery.run() {
                 let payload = Payload::new();
-                self.log_message_generated(&payload);
+                self.log_message_generated("Data", &payload);
                 let message = self
                     .crypto_processor
                     .wrap_message(payload.as_bytes())
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ impl Node for MixNode {
         // Generate a cover message probabilistically
         if let Poll::Ready(Some(_)) = pin!(&mut self.cover_traffic).poll_next(&mut cx) {
             let payload = Payload::new();
-            self.log_message_generated(&payload);
+            self.log_message_generated("Cover", &payload);
             let message = self
                 .crypto_processor
                 .wrap_message(payload.as_bytes())