diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index d3f3162606..507ca7fd76 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static void quit_handler(int num, int nice, int safeshutdown, int restart)
 			fcntl(x, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 		}
 		if (option_verbose || ast_opt_console)
-			ast_verbose("Restarting Asterisk NOW...\n");
+			ast_verbose("Asterisk is now restarting...\n");
 		restartnow = 1;
 
 		/* close logger */