diff --git a/src/pylorax/creator.py b/src/pylorax/creator.py
index ae18cb2a..559912ed 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/creator.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/creator.py
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ def rebuild_initrds_for_live(opts, sys_root_dir, results_dir):
             # Construct an initrd from the kernel name
             outfile = os.path.basename(kernel.path.replace("vmlinuz-", "initrd-") + ".img")
         log.info("rebuilding %s", outfile)
+        log.info("dracut warnings about /proc are safe to ignore")
 
         kver = kernel.version
-
         cmd = dracut + ["/results/"+outfile, kver]
         runcmd(cmd, root=sys_root_dir)
 
diff --git a/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py b/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py
index 2e88a3f5..42c598d6 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ class TreeBuilder(object):
                 # Construct an initrd from the kernel name
                 outfile = kernel.path.replace("vmlinuz-", "initrd-") + ".img"
             logger.info("rebuilding %s", outfile)
+            logger.info("dracut warnings about /proc are safe to ignore")
+
             if backup:
                 initrd = joinpaths(self.vars.inroot, outfile)
                 if os.path.exists(initrd):