diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1
index ddb4ca3fd..75ef91855 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ function Test-SqlConnection {
     $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
     try {
         $connectionString = 'Server={0};Integrated Security={1};User ID={2};Password={3}' -f $ServerName,$IntegratedSecurity,$UserName,$Password
-        Write-Host -Object "Trying to connect to SQL Express instance: $ServerName"
+        Write-Host $connectionString
         $sqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection $connectionString
         $sqlConnection.Open()
-        Write-Host -Object "Connection to database: {0} was successful. Version of SQL Express is: {1}" -f $sqlConnection.Database,$sqlConnection.ServerVersion
+        Write-Host -Object "Connection to SQL Express was successful."
         return $sqlConnection.ServerVersion
 
     } catch {