diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index a6d8c585a..6ad0947d1 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ check_requirements() {
 	if [[ $total_mem_hr -lt $req_mem ]]; then
 		whiptail_requirements_error "memory" "${total_mem_hr} GB" "${req_mem} GB"
 		if [[ $is_standalone || $is_heavynode ]]; then
-			echo "This install type will fail with less than $req_mem GB of memory"
+			echo "This install type will fail with less than $req_mem GB of memory. Exiting setup."
 			exit 0
 		fi
 	fi