diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index 3d8bd405bad..cb19eb80b8f 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ synchronized public void handleExport(final boolean verbose) {
     //if (!handleExportCheckModified()) return;
     toolbar.activate(EditorToolbar.EXPORT);
     console.clear();
-    statusNotice("Uploading to I/O Board...");
+    statusNotice("Compiling and uploading to I/O Board...");
 
     new Thread(verbose ? exportAppHandler : exportHandler).start();
   }