diff --git a/utils/create_image.in b/utils/create_image.in
index 6cf2b5927025f67a361db63d6b14b7ab8216136c..0d6e92bd31c54fab3391c520680f0b74927bab4e 100644
--- a/utils/create_image.in
+++ b/utils/create_image.in
@@ -1271,8 +1271,8 @@ if ($isglobal && $usepath) {
     $tbopsmsg =
 	"Did not update DB state for global image $cname\n".
 	"since image was written to '$filename' instead of $TB/images.\n".
-	"Move image into place and run:\n".
-	"    $imagevalidate -uq $cname\n";
+	"Please run imagerelease when ready for release:\n".
+	"    imagerelease -q $cname\n";
 }
 elsif (system("$imagevalidate -uq $cname") != 0) {
     $tbopsmsg =