diff --git a/pkg/events/events.go b/pkg/events/events.go
index f96b018f7..f8dde70da 100644
--- a/pkg/events/events.go
+++ b/pkg/events/events.go
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ var genericContainerOperationToString = map[GenericContainerOperation]string{
 	GenericContainerStop:  "GenericContainerStop",
 }
 
+var baremetalInventoryOperationToString = map[BaremetalManagerStep]string{
+	BaremetalManagerStart:    "BaremetalOperationStart",
+	BaremetalManagerComplete: "BaremetalOperationComplete",
+}
+
 //Normalize cast Event to GenericEvent type
 func Normalize(e Event) GenericEvent {
 	var eventType string
@@ -131,6 +136,9 @@ func Normalize(e Event) GenericEvent {
 	case GenericContainerType:
 		operation = genericContainerOperationToString[e.GenericContainerEvent.Operation]
 		message = e.GenericContainerEvent.Message
+	case BaremetalManagerEventType:
+		operation = baremetalInventoryOperationToString[e.BaremetalManagerEvent.Step]
+		message = e.BaremetalManagerEvent.Message
 	}
 
 	return GenericEvent{
diff --git a/pkg/phase/executors/baremetal_manager.go b/pkg/phase/executors/baremetal_manager.go
index 395fb0fbe..deca9d8ac 100644
--- a/pkg/phase/executors/baremetal_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/phase/executors/baremetal_manager.go
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ func (e *BaremetalManagerExecutor) Run(evtCh chan events.Event, opts ifc.RunOpti
 	evtCh <- events.NewEvent().WithBaremetalManagerEvent(events.BaremetalManagerEvent{
 		Step:          events.BaremetalManagerStart,
 		HostOperation: string(e.options.Spec.Operation),
-		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Starting remote operation, selector to be to filter hosts %v",
-			e.options.Spec.HostSelector),
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Starting remote operation '%s', selector to be to filter hosts %v",
+			e.options.Spec.Operation, e.options.Spec.HostSelector),
 	})
 
 	op, err := e.validate()