diff --git a/packaging/common/cfengine-hub/postinstall.sh b/packaging/common/cfengine-hub/postinstall.sh
index d0b11e19b..31e916da4 100644
--- a/packaging/common/cfengine-hub/postinstall.sh
+++ b/packaging/common/cfengine-hub/postinstall.sh
@@ -801,12 +801,17 @@ if [ ! -f $PREFIX/state/pg/data/postgresql.conf ]; then
   else
     pgconfig_type="PostgreSQL default"
   fi
+  cf_console echo "No existing postgresql.conf, initializing Postgres"
   init_postgres_dir "$new_pgconfig_file" "$pgconfig_type"
 fi
 if is_upgrade && [ -d "$BACKUP_DIR/data" ]; then
+  cf_console echo "Upgrade & BACKUP_DIR/data is present, proceeding with db migration"
   do_migration "$new_pgconfig_file" "$pgconfig_type"
+else
+  cf_console echo "No db migration necessary, skipping"
 fi
 
+
 (cd /tmp && su cfpostgres -c "$PREFIX/bin/pg_ctl -w -D $PREFIX/state/pg/data -l /var/log/postgresql.log start")
 
 #make sure that server is up and listening