diff --git a/beacon_chain/validator_duties.nim b/beacon_chain/validator_duties.nim
index 3935493b8..f14c7a3a5 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validator_duties.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validator_duties.nim
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ proc handleValidatorDuties*(node: BeaconNode, lastSlot, slot: Slot) {.async.} =
   # await calls, thus we use a local variable to keep the logic straight here
   var head = node.chainDag.head
   if not node.isSynced(head):
-    notice "Node out of sync, skipping validator duties",
+    notice "Syncing in progress; skipping validator duties for now",
       slot, headSlot = head.slot
     return