diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md
index a77a7d6c5..082129e88 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 * [#4894](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4894) - Fix display of device/VM counts on platforms list
 * [#4895](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4895) - Force UTF-8 encoding when embedding model documentation
 * [#4910](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4910) - Unpin redis dependency to fix exception in RQ worker
+* [#4929](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4929) - Correct log message when creating a new object
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/views.py b/netbox/utilities/views.py
index cd8ac03c9..ef073309f 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/views.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/views.py
@@ -267,9 +267,10 @@ class ObjectEditView(GetReturnURLMixin, View):
         if form.is_valid():
             logger.debug("Form validation was successful")
 
+            object_created = form.instance.pk is None
             obj = form.save()
             msg = '{} {}'.format(
-                'Created' if not form.instance.pk else 'Modified',
+                'Created' if object_created else 'Modified',
                 self.model._meta.verbose_name
             )
             logger.info(f"{msg} {obj} (PK: {obj.pk})")