diff --git a/system_files/shared/usr/share/ublue-os/just/update.just b/system_files/shared/usr/share/ublue-os/just/update.just
index 4c046827..00e5070a 100644
--- a/system_files/shared/usr/share/ublue-os/just/update.just
+++ b/system_files/shared/usr/share/ublue-os/just/update.just
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ update:
     if command -v bctl &>/dev/null; then
         exec bctl update
     fi
+    echo "Starting OS image update (this may take a while as layers download)..."
     sudo bootc upgrade
     # Updates system Flatpaks
     if flatpak remotes | grep -q system; then
diff --git a/tests/test_update_just.bats b/tests/test_update_just.bats
index d28d5222..ce556685 100644
--- a/tests/test_update_just.bats
+++ b/tests/test_update_just.bats
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ _run() {
 @test "update: runs bootc upgrade when no layered packages are present" {
     _run "${UPDATE_SCRIPT}"
     [ "${status}" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "${output}" == *"Starting OS image update"* ]]
     grep -qF "sudo bootc upgrade" "${COMMAND_LOG}"
     ! grep -qF "rpm-ostree upgrade" "${COMMAND_LOG}"
 }