diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.h b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.h
index 6543d9b9ede86f..ae37aa90d2c6f5 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.h
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern size_t const CHIPSizeThreadPSKc;
  */
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) uint16_t channel;
 /**
- *  The Thread PAN ID
+ *  A uint16_t stored as 2-bytes in host order representing the Thread PAN ID
  */
 @property (nonatomic, nullable, readwrite) NSData * panID;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ extern size_t const CHIPSizeThreadPSKc;
 
 /**
  *  Create a Thread Operational Dataset object with the individual network fields.
- *  This initializer will return nil if any of the NSData fields are smaller than expected.
+ *  This initializer will return nil if any of the NSData fields don't match the expected size.
+ *
+ *  Note: The panID is expected to be a uint16_t stored as 2-bytes in host order
  */
 - (nullable instancetype)initWithNetworkName:(NSString *)networkName
                                extendedPANID:(NSData *)extendedPANID
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.mm b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.mm
index 461af9ea113af4..b48dcb0dc647bb 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.mm
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/CHIP/CHIPThreadOperationalDataset.mm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ - (BOOL)_populateCppOperationalDataset
 - (BOOL)_checkDataLength:(NSData *)data expectedLength:(size_t)expectedLength
 {
     if (data.length != expectedLength) {
-        CHIP_LOG_ERROR("Length Check Failed. Length:%tu is too short, must be at least %tu", data.length, expectedLength);
+        CHIP_LOG_ERROR("Length Check Failed. Length:%tu is incorrect, must be %tu", data.length, expectedLength);
         return NO;
     }
     return YES;