diff --git a/ush/forecast_postdet.sh b/ush/forecast_postdet.sh
index acd907e09a..532a786a40 100755
--- a/ush/forecast_postdet.sh
+++ b/ush/forecast_postdet.sh
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ WW3_postdet() {
       echo "FATAL ERROR: WW3 restart file '${ww3_restart_file}' not found for RERUN='${RERUN}', ABORT!"
       exit 1
     else
-      echo "WARNING: WW3 restart file '${ww3_restart_file}' not found for warm_start='${warm_start}', will start from rest!"
+      echo "WARNING: WW3 binary | netcdf restart file '${ww3_binary_restart_file}' | '${ww3_netcdf_restart_file}' not found for warm_start='${warm_start}', will start from rest!"
       export WW3_restart_from_binary=true
     fi
   fi