diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 1341ab405..283608902 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -4500,6 +4500,7 @@ static void sigShutdownHandler(int sig) {
         rdbRemoveTempFile(getpid());
         exit(1); /* Exit with an error since this was not a clean shutdown. */
     } else if (server.loading) {
+        serverLogFromHandler(LL_WARNING, "Received shutdown signal during loading, exiting now.");
         exit(0);
     }