diff --git a/src/models/state/archival_state.rs b/src/models/state/archival_state.rs
index aca6fa2be..b08d17ee7 100644
--- a/src/models/state/archival_state.rs
+++ b/src/models/state/archival_state.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ impl ArchivalState {
                 );
                 panic!(
                     "Could not open database; do not know how to proceed. Panicking.\n\
-                    If you suspect the database may be corrupted, consider renaming the directory {} or removing it altogether.",
+                    If you suspect the database may be corrupted, consider renaming the directory {}\
+                     or removing it altogether. Or perhaps a node is already running?",
                     ms_db_dir_path.display()
                 );
             }