diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 2a97b77997..9be4c9e0bb 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		mongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
 		mongoStore = require('connect-mongo')(express);
 	} catch (err) {
-		winston.error('Unable to initialize mongo! ' + err.message);
+		winston.error('Unable to initialize MongoDB! Is MongoDB installed? Error :' + err.message);
 		process.exit();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index 2cdf43843e..b5de542089 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		connectRedis = require('connect-redis')(express);
 		reds = require('reds');
 	} catch (err) {
-		winston.error('Unable to initialize redis! ' + err.message);
+		winston.error('Unable to initialize Redis! Is Redis installed? Error :' + err.message);
 		process.exit();
 	}