diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.gcp.guest-agent.conf b/stages/org.osbuild.gcp.guest-agent.conf
index afe1bfd1..22f67b22 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.gcp.guest-agent.conf
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.gcp.guest-agent.conf
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def main(tree, options):
         with open(filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             parser.readfp(f)
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        print(f"Warning: guest-agent configuration file '{filepath}' does not exist, will create it.")
+        print(f"Creating new guest-agent configuration file at '{filepath}'.")
         os.makedirs(instance_config_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
     for section_id, section_content in config.items():