diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index 1880b285..9585f69d 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._loadConfiguration = function() {
 
   if (this.configuration.reindex && this.configuration.reindex === 1) {
     log.warn('Reindex option is currently enabled. This means that bitcoind is undergoing a reindex. ' +
-      'Once the reindex is complete, the rest of bitcore-node services will start. ' +
-      'WARNING!!! Be sure to remove \'reindex=1\' from your bitcoin.conf -BEFORE- restarting bitcore-node.');
+      'The reindex flag will start the index from beginning every time the node is started, so it ' +
+      'should be removed after the reindex has been initiated. Once the reindex is complete, the rest ' +
+      'of bitcore-node services will start.');
     this._reindex = true;
   }