diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index 79d5f7499..96414f2ed 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ wait_for_apt() {
 	local count=0
 	while [[ "$count" -lt "$retry_count" ]]; do
 		((count++))
-		echo "Attempting to acquire dpkg lock... (Attempt $count/$retry_count)"
+		echo "Attempting to acquire dpkg lock to run apt command... (Attempt $count/$retry_count)"
 		if __check_apt_lock; then
 			if [[ -z $progress_callback ]]; then
 				echo "  $lock_msg, $retry_msg"