diff --git a/packages/blocks/README.md b/packages/blocks/README.md
index e2074fa23bacc9..960edae9da7737 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/README.md
+++ b/packages/blocks/README.md
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ Logs to console in development environments when invalid.
 
 -   **blockTypeOrName** `(string|Object)`: Block type.
 -   **attributes** `Object`: Parsed block attributes.
--   **innerHTML** `string`: Original block content.
+-   **originalBlockContent** `string`: Original block content.
 
 **Returns**
 
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/api/validation.js b/packages/blocks/src/api/validation.js
index 452c8f832a43fc..335f5c3b8bd39a 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/api/validation.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/api/validation.js
@@ -620,30 +620,30 @@ export function isEquivalentHTML( actual, expected ) {
  *
  * Logs to console in development environments when invalid.
  *
- * @param {string|Object} blockTypeOrName Block type.
- * @param {Object}        attributes      Parsed block attributes.
- * @param {string}        innerHTML       Original block content.
+ * @param {string|Object} blockTypeOrName      Block type.
+ * @param {Object}        attributes           Parsed block attributes.
+ * @param {string}        originalBlockContent Original block content.
  *
  * @return {boolean} Whether block is valid.
  */
-export function isValidBlockContent( blockTypeOrName, attributes, innerHTML ) {
+export function isValidBlockContent( blockTypeOrName, attributes, originalBlockContent ) {
 	const blockType = normalizeBlockType( blockTypeOrName );
-	let saveContent;
+	let generatedBlockContent;
 	try {
-		saveContent = getSaveContent( blockType, attributes );
+		generatedBlockContent = getSaveContent( blockType, attributes );
 	} catch ( error ) {
 		log.error( 'Block validation failed because an error occurred while generating block content:\n\n%s', error.toString() );
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	const isValid = isEquivalentHTML( innerHTML, saveContent );
+	const isValid = isEquivalentHTML( originalBlockContent, generatedBlockContent );
 	if ( ! isValid ) {
 		log.error(
-			'Block validation failed for `%s` (%o).\n\nExpected:\n\n%s\n\nActual:\n\n%s',
+			'Block validation failed for `%s` (%o).\n\nContent generated by `save` function:\n\n%s\n\nContent retrieved from post body:\n\n%s',
 			blockType.name,
 			blockType,
-			saveContent,
-			innerHTML
+			generatedBlockContent,
+			originalBlockContent
 		);
 	}