diff --git a/tsdb/record/record.go b/tsdb/record/record.go
index bd385058fe..045937daa3 100644
--- a/tsdb/record/record.go
+++ b/tsdb/record/record.go
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) HistogramSamples(rec []byte, histograms []RefHistogramSample)
 		DecodeHistogram(&dec, rh.H)
 
 		if !histogram.IsKnownSchema(rh.H.Schema) {
-			d.logger.Warn("invalid histogram schema in WAL record", "schema", rh.H.Schema, "timestamp", rh.T)
+			d.logger.Warn("skipping histogram with unknown schema in WAL record", "schema", rh.H.Schema, "timestamp", rh.T)
 			continue
 		}
 		if rh.H.Schema > histogram.ExponentialSchemaMax && rh.H.Schema <= histogram.ExponentialSchemaMaxReserved {
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) FloatHistogramSamples(rec []byte, histograms []RefFloatHistogr
 		DecodeFloatHistogram(&dec, rh.FH)
 
 		if !histogram.IsKnownSchema(rh.FH.Schema) {
-			d.logger.Warn("invalid histogram schema in WAL record", "schema", rh.FH.Schema, "timestamp", rh.T)
+			d.logger.Warn("skipping histogram with unknown schema in WAL record", "schema", rh.FH.Schema, "timestamp", rh.T)
 			continue
 		}
 		if rh.FH.Schema > histogram.ExponentialSchemaMax && rh.FH.Schema <= histogram.ExponentialSchemaMaxReserved {
diff --git a/tsdb/record/record_test.go b/tsdb/record/record_test.go
index 6d95130f26..e23dbc71b7 100644
--- a/tsdb/record/record_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/record/record_test.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestRecord_DecodeInvalidHistogramSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			decHistograms, err := dec.HistogramSamples(histSamples, nil)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Empty(t, decHistograms)
-			require.Contains(t, output.String(), "invalid histogram schema in WAL record")
+			require.Contains(t, output.String(), "skipping histogram with unknown schema in WAL record")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestRecord_DecodeInvalidFloatHistogramSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			decHistograms, err := dec.FloatHistogramSamples(histSamples, nil)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Empty(t, decHistograms)
-			require.Contains(t, output.String(), "invalid histogram schema in WAL record")
+			require.Contains(t, output.String(), "skipping histogram with unknown schema in WAL record")
 		})
 	}
 }