diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update
index 7a8f98bf7..a2a633957 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-yara-update
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 {%- set ISAIRGAP = salt['pillar.get']('global:airgap', 'False') %}
 
+echo "Starting to check for yara rule updates at $(date)..."
+
 output_dir="/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/strelka/rules"
 mkdir -p $output_dir
 repos="$output_dir/repos.txt"
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ updatecounter=0
 
 {% if ISAIRGAP is sameas true %}
 
-echo "Updating rules in airgap mode..."
+echo "Airgap mode enabled."
 
 clone_dir="/nsm/repo/rules/strelka"
 repo_name="signature-base"
@@ -88,8 +90,6 @@ fi
 
 {% else %}
 
-echo "Starting to update rules..."
-
 gh_status=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://github.com)
 clone_dir="/tmp"
 if [ "$gh_status" == "200" ]  || [ "$gh_status" == "301" ]; then
@@ -165,4 +165,6 @@ else
   echo "No connectivity to Github...exiting..."
   exit 1
 fi
-{%- endif -%}
\ No newline at end of file
+{%- endif -%}
+
+echo "Finished rule updates at $(date)..."