diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 0e512f4..3aa3314 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -903,10 +903,13 @@ static void conf_print(const struct ctx *c)
 	char buf4[INET_ADDRSTRLEN], ifn[IFNAMSIZ];
 	int i;
 
-	if (c->ifi4)
-		info("Outbound interface (IPv4): %s", if_indextoname(c->ifi4, ifn));
-	if (c->ifi6)
-		info("Outbound interface (IPv6): %s", if_indextoname(c->ifi6, ifn));
+	info("Template interface: %s%s%s%s%s",
+	     c->ifi4 ? if_indextoname(c->ifi4, ifn) : "",
+	     c->ifi4 ? " (IPv4)" : "",
+	     (c->ifi4 && c->ifi6) ? ", " : "",
+	     c->ifi6 ? if_indextoname(c->ifi6, ifn) : "",
+	     c->ifi6 ? " (IPv6)" : "");
+
 	if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
 		info("Namespace interface: %s", c->pasta_ifn);
 
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index e0383eb..cc60c84 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ struct ip6_ctx {
  * @fd_tap:		AF_UNIX socket, tuntap device, or pre-opened socket
  * @mac:		Host MAC address
  * @mac_guest:		MAC address of guest or namespace, seen or configured
- * @ifi4:		Index of routable interface for IPv4, 0 if IPv4 disabled
+ * @ifi4:		Index of template interface for IPv4, 0 if IPv4 disabled
  * @ip:			IPv4 configuration
  * @dns_search:		DNS search list
- * @ifi6:		Index of routable interface for IPv6, 0 if IPv6 disabled
+ * @ifi6:		Index of template interface for IPv6, 0 if IPv6 disabled
  * @ip6:		IPv6 configuration
  * @pasta_ifn:		Name of namespace interface for pasta
  * @pasta_ifn:		Index of namespace interface for pasta