diff --git a/capa/helpers.py b/capa/helpers.py
index 1fc072431..497a99e41 100644
--- a/capa/helpers.py
+++ b/capa/helpers.py
@@ -343,13 +343,12 @@ def ts_to_str(ts):
             return datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 
         logger.warning(
-            "not using cache: latest rule code file %s (%s) is newer than the latest rule cache file %s (%s)",
+            "latest rule code file %s (%s) is newer than the latest rule cache file %s (%s)",
             latest_rule_code_file,
             ts_to_str(rule_code_timestamp),
             latest_cache_file,
             ts_to_str(cache_timestamp),
         )
-        logger.debug("delete the cache file manually to use rule caching again")
         return False
 
     logger.debug("no potentially outdated cache files found, cache can be used")
diff --git a/capa/main.py b/capa/main.py
index 390a0cc26..f42ae8e1a 100644
--- a/capa/main.py
+++ b/capa/main.py
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ def get_rules_from_cli(args) -> RuleSet:
         if capa.helpers.is_dev_environment():
             # using the rules cache during development may result in unexpected errors, see #1898
             enable_cache = capa.helpers.is_cache_newer_than_rule_code(cache_dir)
+            if not enable_cache:
+                logger.debug("not using cache. delete the cache file manually to use rule caching again")
 
         rules = capa.rules.get_rules(args.rules, cache_dir=cache_dir, enable_cache=enable_cache)
     except (IOError, capa.rules.InvalidRule, capa.rules.InvalidRuleSet) as e:
diff --git a/capa/rules/__init__.py b/capa/rules/__init__.py
index d5dfcf886..1d7f13ed1 100644
--- a/capa/rules/__init__.py
+++ b/capa/rules/__init__.py
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ def get_rules(
       rule_paths: list of paths to rules files or directories containing rules files
       cache_dir: directory to use for caching rules, or will use the default detected cache directory if None
       on_load_rule: callback to invoke before a rule is loaded, use for progress or cancellation
-      enable_cache: enable loading of a cached ruleset
+      enable_cache: enable loading of a cached ruleset (default: True)
     """
     if cache_dir is None:
         cache_dir = capa.rules.cache.get_default_cache_directory()