diff --git a/game/startup.sh b/game/startup.sh
index 659452b7a9..ff39a82069 100644
--- a/game/startup.sh
+++ b/game/startup.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ startup_daemon() {
 
 stop_server() {
 	## Stops the running server
+        echo "Stopping the server..."
 	kill `cat twistd.pid`
 }