diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
index 8fb0c43c..7678a649 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
@@ -324,9 +324,14 @@ def entrypoint():
         config["ipmi_hostname"], config["ipmi_username"], config["ipmi_password"]
     ):
         logger.out(
-            "Our IPMI is not reachable; fencing of this node will likely fail",
+            "Our IPMI interface is not reachable; fencing of this node will fail until corrected",
             state="w",
         )
+    else:
+        logger.out(
+            "Our IPMI interface is reachable; fencing of this node is possible",
+            state="o",
+        )
 
     # Validate libvirt
     if not pvcnoded.util.libvirt.validate_libvirtd(logger, config):