diff --git a/roles/network/templates/hostapd/iiab-test-wifi.j2 b/roles/network/templates/hostapd/iiab-test-wifi.j2
index d364c5a5f..709a92fbb 100755
--- a/roles/network/templates/hostapd/iiab-test-wifi.j2
+++ b/roles/network/templates/hostapd/iiab-test-wifi.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # those can be parsed for the ssid without needing the related service running
 # first.
 # "Netplan systemd" "NetworkManager" need to be running to be able to parse for
-#  the ssid, from the generated config file for "Netplan systemd" and from the
+# the ssid, from the generated config file for "Netplan systemd" and from the
 # running environment for "NetworkManager".
 # "iiab-wifi-test.service" acts as a bit of a traffic cop keeping the ordering
 # of the services more deterministic when active and tries to catch a channel
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ fi
 echo "ssid is $SSID"
 
 if [ -z "$SSID" ]; then
-    echo "Couldn't find ssid $SSID to use exiting"
+    echo "Couldn't find an UPSTREAM SSID in files like wpa_supplicant.conf -- so exiting."
+    echo "CLARIF: This is normal when UPSTREAM WIFI is not active, as there would be no"
+    echo "UPSTREAM SSID to extract, e.g. if 'wifi_up_down: False'"
     if [ $NETPLAN -gt 0 ]; then
        echo "Netplan1"
     fi