diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index 55207a501a..a91b17da37 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ func (c *Command) Run(args []string) int {
 			return 1
 		}
 
+		c.Ui.Output("Starting raft data migration...")
 		start := time.Now()
 		migrated, err := m.Migrate()
 		if err != nil {