diff --git a/ct/immich.sh b/ct/immich.sh
index 43c62eb8c..d2c332704 100644
--- a/ct/immich.sh
+++ b/ct/immich.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ EOF
   if [[ -f ~/.immich_library_revisions ]]; then
     libraries=("libjxl" "libheif" "libraw" "imagemagick" "libvips")
     cd "$BASE_DIR"
-    msg_info "Checking for updates to custom image-processing libraries"
+    msg_warn "Checking for updates to custom image-processing libraries (recompile time: 2-15min per library)"
     $STD git pull
     for library in "${libraries[@]}"; do
       compile_"$library"
diff --git a/frontend/public/json/immich.json b/frontend/public/json/immich.json
index 207597af0..520590e26 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/immich.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/immich.json
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
     {
       "text": "Logs: `/var/log/immich`",
       "type": "info"
+    },
+    {
+      "text": "During first install, 5 custom libraries need to be compiled from source. Depending on your CPU, this can take anywhere between 15 minutes and 2 hours. Please be patient. Touch grass or something.",
+      "type": "warning"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/install/immich-install.sh b/install/immich-install.sh
index ff0e6d8ee..367504c10 100644
--- a/install/immich-install.sh
+++ b/install/immich-install.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ sed -i -e "/^#shared_preload/s/^#//;/^shared_preload/s/''/'vchord.so'/" /etc/pos
 systemctl restart postgresql.service
 PG_DB_NAME="immich" PG_DB_USER="immich" PG_DB_GRANT_SUPERUSER="true" PG_DB_SKIP_ALTER_ROLE="true" setup_postgresql_db
 
-msg_info "Compiling Custom Photo-processing Library (extreme patience)"
+msg_warn "Compiling Custom Photo-processing Libraries (can take anywhere from 15min to 2h)"
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
 export LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/local/lib
 STAGING_DIR=/opt/staging