diff --git a/changes/bug24230 b/changes/bug24230
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b08c4cde24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug24230
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (control port, hidden service):
+    - Control port was reporting the action "UPLOAD_FAILED" instead of
+      "FAILED" for the HS_DESC event when a service was not able to upload a
+      descriptor. Fixes bug 24230; bugfix on 0.2.7.1-alpha.
diff --git a/src/or/control.c b/src/or/control.c
index 8173cb1e56..202366aaec 100644
--- a/src/or/control.c
+++ b/src/or/control.c
@@ -7284,7 +7284,7 @@ control_event_hs_descriptor_upload_failed(const char *id_digest,
              id_digest);
     return;
   }
-  control_event_hs_descriptor_upload_end("UPLOAD_FAILED", onion_address,
+  control_event_hs_descriptor_upload_end("FAILED", onion_address,
                                          id_digest, reason);
 }