diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index 3c8319f22..2fe1ba6e5 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ func main() {
 			l.Warnln("Resetting database:", err)
 			os.Exit(syncthing.ExitError.AsInt())
 		}
+		l.Infoln("Successfully reset database - it will be rebuilt after next start.")
 		return
 	}