diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 952645c61..f885301e6 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ check_os_updates() {
         if [[ "$confirm" == [cC] ]]; then
           echo "Continuing without updating packages"
         elif [[ "$confirm" == [uU] ]]; then
-          echo "Applying Grid Updates"
+          echo "Applying Grid Updates. The following patch.os salt state may take a while depending on how many packages need to be updated."
           update_flag=true
         else
           echo "Exiting soup"