diff --git a/src/components/trace/ha-trace-path-details.ts b/src/components/trace/ha-trace-path-details.ts
index 57b00ef5ac..5f1e8c56c5 100644
--- a/src/components/trace/ha-trace-path-details.ts
+++ b/src/components/trace/ha-trace-path-details.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class HaTracePathDetails extends LitElement {
       ] as ChooseActionTraceStep[];
 
       if (parentTraceInfo && parentTraceInfo[0]?.result?.choice === "default") {
-        return "The default node was executed because no choices matched.";
+        return "The default action was executed because no options matched.";
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/trace/hat-trace-timeline.ts b/src/components/trace/hat-trace-timeline.ts
index 0ff605400d..162ac03eca 100644
--- a/src/components/trace/hat-trace-timeline.ts
+++ b/src/components/trace/hat-trace-timeline.ts
@@ -325,13 +325,15 @@ class ActionRenderer {
     if (defaultExecuted) {
       this._renderEntry(choosePath, `${name}: Default action executed`);
     } else if (chooseTrace.result) {
+      const choiceNumeric =
+        chooseTrace.result.choice !== "default"
+          ? chooseTrace.result.choice + 1
+          : undefined;
       const choiceConfig = this._getDataFromPath(
         `${this.keys[index]}/choose/${chooseTrace.result.choice}`
       ) as ChooseActionChoice | undefined;
       const choiceName = choiceConfig
-        ? `${
-            choiceConfig.alias || `Choice ${chooseTrace.result.choice}`
-          } executed`
+        ? `${choiceConfig.alias || `Option ${choiceNumeric}`} executed`
         : `Error: ${chooseTrace.error}`;
       this._renderEntry(choosePath, `${name}: ${choiceName}`);
     } else {