diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/container/deployment.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/container/deployment.ts
index 97622afabc1..55a872b81c4 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/container/deployment.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/container/deployment.ts
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ export async function startContainerDevSync({
     log.warn({
       section: service.name,
       msg: chalk.yellow(
-        `Service "${service.name}" has started in --dev-mode but doesn't have devMode configuration! ` +
-          "Please check its garden.yml config file."
+        `Service "${service.name}" has been started with the --dev-mode flag ` +
+          "but doesn't have a devMode configuration section! Please check its garden.yml config file."
       ),
     })
     return
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ export async function startLocalMode({
     log.warn({
       section: service.name,
       msg: chalk.yellow(
-        `Service "${service.name}" has started in --local-mode but doesn't have localMode configuration! ` +
-          "Please check its garden.yml config file."
+        `Service "${service.name}" has been started with the --local-mode flag ` +
+          "but doesn't have a localMode configuration section! Please check its garden.yml config file."
       ),
     })
     return