diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail b/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail
index b0123ecf..8959bdbc 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ function install_bdsmail {
     echo 'python2 get_address bdsmail-privkey.dat' >> /usr/bin/bdsmail_domain
     chmod +x /usr/bin/bdsmail_domain
 
+    echo ''
+    echo $'Now we will wait for i2p to connect and a private key to be generated'
+    echo $'This may take a while.'
+    echo ''
+
     # wait for domain to be generated by the daemon
     # This can take a while, probably because i2p is connecting
     bds_domain=