diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b35614e4..04f2bede 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ Required Permission: `pull-requests: write`
 
 #### exempt-issue-labels
 
-The label(s) that can exempt to automatically mark as stale the issues.  
-It can be a comma separated list of labels (e.g: `question,bug`).
+A comma separated list of labels, that prevent the issue from being marked as stale. (e.g: `question,bug,wip`)
 
 If unset (or an empty string), this option will not alter the stale workflow.
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 7002e0c7..2458372d 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -526,14 +526,15 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                 issueLogger.info(`This $$type has a stale label`);
             }
             else {
-                issueLogger.info(`This $$type hasn't a stale label`);
+                issueLogger.info(`This $$type doesn't have a stale label`);
             }
             const exemptLabels = words_to_list_1.wordsToList(issue.isPullRequest
                 ? this.options.exemptPrLabels
                 : this.options.exemptIssueLabels);
             if (exemptLabels.some((exemptLabel) => is_labeled_1.isLabeled(issue, exemptLabel))) {
                 if (issue.isStale) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`An exempt label was added after the stale label.`);
+                    // issueLogger.info(`An exempt label was added after the stale label.`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`This $$type has an exempt label, removing the stale label.`);
                     yield this._removeStaleLabel(issue, staleLabel);
                 }
                 issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it has an exempt label`);
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 48a770b9..a22b10c8 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     if (issue.isStale) {
       issueLogger.info(`This $$type has a stale label`);
     } else {
-      issueLogger.info(`This $$type hasn't a stale label`);
+      issueLogger.info(`This $$type doesn't have a stale label`);
     }
 
     const exemptLabels: string[] = wordsToList(
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       )
     ) {
       if (issue.isStale) {
-        issueLogger.info(`An exempt label was added after the stale label.`);
+        // issueLogger.info(`An exempt label was added after the stale label.`);
+        issueLogger.info(
+          `This $$type has an exempt label, removing the stale label.`
+        );
         await this._removeStaleLabel(issue, staleLabel);
       }