diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 902b1be..65c32f3 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ func writeStartupMessage(c *cobra.Command, sched time.Time, filtering string) {
 		until := formatDuration(time.Until(sched))
 		startupLog.Info("Scheduling first run: " + sched.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 -0700 MST"))
 		startupLog.Info("Note that the first check will be performed in " + until)
+		delayDays, _ = c.PersistentFlags().GetInt("delay-days")
+		if delayDays > 0 {
+			startupLog.Infof("Container updates will be delayed until %d day(s) after image creation.", delayDays)
+		}
 	} else if runOnce, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("run-once"); runOnce {
 		startupLog.Info("Running a one time update.")
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/container/client.go b/pkg/container/client.go
index 9e99f48..18118d0 100644
--- a/pkg/container/client.go
+++ b/pkg/container/client.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (client dockerClient) HasNewImage(ctx context.Context, container t.Containe
 			diffDays := int(time.Since(newImageDate).Hours() / 24)
 
 			if diffDays < requiredDays {
-				log.Infof("New image found for %s that is %d days since publication but update delayed until %d days", container.Name(), diffDays, requiredDays)
+				log.Infof("New image found for %s that was created %d day(s) ago but update delayed until %d day(s) after creation", container.Name(), diffDays, requiredDays)
 				return false, currentImageID, nil
 			}
 		}