diff --git a/packages/cli/src/hosting/index.js b/packages/cli/src/hosting/index.js
index 60d9f13e80..159f705483 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/hosting/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/hosting/index.js
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ async function init(type) {
 async function start() {
   await checkDockerConfigured()
   checkInitComplete()
-  console.log(info("Starting services, this may take a moment."))
+  console.log(info("Starting services, this may take a moment - first time this may take a few minutes to download images."))
   const port = makeEnv.get("MAIN_PORT")
   await handleError(async () => {
-    await compose.upAll({ cwd: "./", log: false })
+    // need to log as it makes it more clear
+    await compose.upAll({ cwd: "./", log: true })
   })
   console.log(
     success(