diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1501,6 +1501,11 @@
                                         chainparams.DefaultConsistencyChecks());
     fCheckpointsEnabled =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-checkpoints", DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED);
+    if (fCheckpointsEnabled) {
+        LogPrintf("Checkpoints will be verified.\n");
+    } else {
+        LogPrintf("Skipping checkpoint verification.\n");
+    }
 
     hashAssumeValid = uint256S(
         gArgs.GetArg("-assumevalid",