diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 9bc128ae..89dd2399 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Node.prototype._loadBitcoinConf = function(config) {
 
   $.checkState((this.bitcoinConfiguration.txindex && this.bitcoinConfiguration.txindex == 1), 
   'Txindex option is required in order to use most of the features of bitcore-node. \
-Please add "txindex=1" to your configuration.');
+Please add "txindex=1" to your configuration and reindex an existing database if necessary with reindex=1');
 };
 
 Node.prototype._loadBitcoind = function(config) {