diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index c499c0a9d6..2a9d56c5c1 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	if !config.SkipBcVersionCheck {
 		bcVersion := rawdb.ReadDatabaseVersion(chainDb)
 		if bcVersion != nil && *bcVersion > core.BlockChainVersion {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Blockchain DB version mismatch (%d / %d).\n", *bcVersion, core.BlockChainVersion)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("database version is v%d, Geth %s only supports v%d", *bcVersion, params.VersionWithMeta, core.BlockChainVersion)
 		} else if bcVersion != nil && *bcVersion < core.BlockChainVersion {
-			log.Warn("Upgrade blockchain DB version", "from", *bcVersion, "to", core.BlockChainVersion)
+			log.Warn("Upgrade blockchain database version", "from", *bcVersion, "to", core.BlockChainVersion)
 		}
 		rawdb.WriteDatabaseVersion(chainDb, core.BlockChainVersion)
 	}