diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index a5454eded..f41cd6c26 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -6475,7 +6475,8 @@ void loadDataFromDisk(void) {
         int ret = loadAppendOnlyFiles(server.aof_manifest);
         if (ret == AOF_FAILED || ret == AOF_OPEN_ERR)
             exit(1);
-        serverLog(LL_NOTICE, "DB loaded from append only file: %.3f seconds", (float)(ustime()-start)/1000000);
+        if (ret != AOF_NOT_EXIST)
+            serverLog(LL_NOTICE, "DB loaded from append only file: %.3f seconds", (float)(ustime()-start)/1000000);
     } else {
         rdbSaveInfo rsi = RDB_SAVE_INFO_INIT;
         errno = 0; /* Prevent a stale value from affecting error checking */