diff --git a/src/emqttd_cli.erl b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
index ece99309d..369053909 100644
--- a/src/emqttd_cli.erl
+++ b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
@@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ listeners(["restart", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
     end,
     case emqttd_app:restart_listener({list_to_atom(Proto), ListenOn1, []}) of
         {ok, _Pid} ->
-            io:format("Restart ~s listen on ~s successfully.~n", [Proto, ListenOn]);
+            io:format("Restart ~s listener on ~s successfully.~n", [Proto, ListenOn]);
         {error, Error} ->
-            io:format("Failed to restart ~s listen on ~s, error:~p~n", [Proto, ListenOn, Error])
+            io:format("Failed to restart ~s listener on ~s, error:~p~n", [Proto, ListenOn, Error])
     end;
 
 listeners(["stop", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ listeners(["stop", Proto, ListenOn]) ->
     end,
     case emqttd_app:stop_listener({list_to_atom(Proto), ListenOn1, []}) of
         ok ->
-            io:format("Stop ~s on ~s successfully.~n", [Proto, ListenOn]);
+            io:format("Stop ~s listener on ~s successfully.~n", [Proto, ListenOn]);
         {error, Error} ->
-            io:format("Failed to stop ~s on ~s, error:~p~n", [Proto, ListenOn, Error])
+            io:format("Failed to stop ~s listener on ~s, error:~p~n", [Proto, ListenOn, Error])
     end;
 
 listeners(_) ->