diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/include/bootloader_common.h b/components/bootloader_support/include/bootloader_common.h
index 371513d2c..4c610ec93 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/include/bootloader_common.h
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/include/bootloader_common.h
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ typedef enum {
     GPIO_NOT_HOLD   = 0     /*!< If the GPIO input is not low */
 } esp_comm_gpio_hold_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+    ESP_IMAGE_BOOTLOADER,
+    ESP_IMAGE_APPLICATION
+} esp_image_type;
+
 /**
  * @brief Calculate crc for the OTA data partition.
  *
@@ -103,12 +108,13 @@ uint8_t bootloader_common_get_chip_revision(void);
 /**
  * @brief Check if the image (bootloader and application) has valid chip ID and revision
  *
- * @param img_hdr: image header
+ * @param[in] img_hdr: image header
+ * @param[in] type: image type, bootloader or application
  * @return
  *      - ESP_OK: image and chip are matched well
  *      - ESP_FAIL: image doesn't match to the chip
  */
-esp_err_t bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(const esp_image_header_t* img_hdr);
+esp_err_t bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(const esp_image_header_t* img_hdr, esp_image_type type);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_common.c b/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_common.c
index bcb2fc144..1ba8d3b70 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_common.c
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_common.c
@@ -241,20 +241,20 @@ uint8_t bootloader_common_get_chip_revision(void)
     return chip_ver;
 }
 
-esp_err_t bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(const esp_image_header_t* img_hdr)
+esp_err_t bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(const esp_image_header_t* img_hdr, esp_image_type type)
 {
     esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
     esp_chip_id_t chip_id = CONFIG_IDF_FIRMWARE_CHIP_ID;
     if (chip_id != img_hdr->chip_id) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "mismatch chip ID, expect %d, found %d", chip_id, img_hdr->chip_id);
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "mismatch chip ID, expected %d, found %d", chip_id, img_hdr->chip_id);
         err = ESP_FAIL;
     }
     uint8_t revision = bootloader_common_get_chip_revision();
     if (revision < img_hdr->min_chip_rev) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "can't run on lower chip revision, expect %d, found %d", revision, img_hdr->min_chip_rev);
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "can't run on lower chip revision, expected %d, found %d", revision, img_hdr->min_chip_rev);
         err = ESP_FAIL;
     } else if (revision != img_hdr->min_chip_rev) {
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "mismatch chip revision, expect %d, found %d", revision, img_hdr->min_chip_rev);
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "chip revision: %d, min. %s chip revision: %d", revision, type == ESP_IMAGE_BOOTLOADER ? "bootloader" : "application", img_hdr->min_chip_rev);
     }
     return err;
 }
diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_init.c b/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_init.c
index 1adbaec40..685323ed8 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_init.c
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/src/bootloader_init.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static esp_err_t bootloader_main()
     /* Check chip ID and minimum chip revision that supported by this image */
     uint8_t revision = bootloader_common_get_chip_revision();
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Chip Revision: %d", revision);
-    if (bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(&fhdr) != ESP_OK) {
+    if (bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(&fhdr, ESP_IMAGE_BOOTLOADER) != ESP_OK) {
         return ESP_FAIL;
     }
     bootloader_init_flash_configure(&fhdr);
diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/src/esp_image_format.c b/components/bootloader_support/src/esp_image_format.c
index e1d9c7b65..7f5595251 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/src/esp_image_format.c
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/src/esp_image_format.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static esp_err_t verify_image_header(uint32_t src_addr, const esp_image_header_t
         }
         err = ESP_ERR_IMAGE_INVALID;
     }
-    if (bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(image) != ESP_OK) {
+    if (bootloader_common_check_chip_validity(image, ESP_IMAGE_APPLICATION) != ESP_OK) {
         err = ESP_ERR_IMAGE_INVALID;
     }
     if (!silent) {