diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
index eeda46913..0c61d5923 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 # do nothing when UPDATENODE=1 because it is done from the top down
 if [[ $UPDATENODE -eq 1 ]]; then
-   echo "  Did not sync any files."
+   echo "  Did not sync any files. Use updatenode -F to sync the files."
+  
    exit 0
 fi