diff --git a/.changeset/neat-laws-hide.md b/.changeset/neat-laws-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0719de9430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/neat-laws-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend': patch
+---
+
+Clean up proxy creation log messages and make them include the mount path.
diff --git a/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 66a3152865..c2123ae4b1 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ export function buildMiddleware(
 
     return fullConfig?.allowedMethods?.includes(req.method!) ?? true;
   };
+  // Makes http-proxy-middleware logs look nicer and include the mount path
+  filter.toString = () => route;
 
   // Only forward the allowed HTTP headers to not forward unwanted secret headers
   const responseHeaderAllowList = new Set<string>(