diff --git a/data/data/bootstrap/files/etc/motd b/data/data/bootstrap/files/etc/motd
index 5a084fabc46..6227296991f 100644
--- a/data/data/bootstrap/files/etc/motd
+++ b/data/data/bootstrap/files/etc/motd
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 This is the bootstrap node; it will be destroyed when the master is fully up.
 
-The primary service is "bootkube.service". To watch its status, run e.g.
+The primary services are `release-image.service` followed by `bootkube.service`. To watch their status, run e.g.
 
+  journalctl -b -f -u release-image.service
   journalctl -b -f -u bootkube.service