diff --git a/start-backup.sh b/start-backup.sh
index 919ff14..61654b4 100755
--- a/start-backup.sh
+++ b/start-backup.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ curl "http://10.10.100.12:8123/startbackup"
 if [ "$is_online" = "online" ]; then
         echo "VM already online"
 else
-        echo "backups VM is offline!"
+        echo "backups VM was offline! It's starting up now..."
         echo "waiting 30 seconds for the VM to start up..."
         sleep 30
 fi