diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
index 6d7ce39c..cf7513bb 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <para>
       &repmgr; 4.3 is a major release.
     </para>
+
     <sect2>
       <title>repmgr enhancements</title>
       <para>
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
           </listitem>
 
           <listitem>
-           <para>
+            <para>
               Add <option>--terse</option> option to <command><link linkend="repmgr-cluster-show">repmgr cluster show</link></command> (GitHub #521).
             </para>
             <para>
@@ -130,9 +131,7 @@
 
         </itemizedlist>
       </para>
-    </sect>2
-
-
+    </sect2>
 
   </sect1>
 
diff --git a/repmgr-action-daemon.c b/repmgr-action-daemon.c
index 50b26a27..079b04e0 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-daemon.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-daemon.c
@@ -433,6 +433,14 @@ do_daemon_start(void)
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		/*
+ 		 * repmgr will attempt to construct appropriate commands, but
+		 * usually it's preferable for them to be explicitly defined,
+		 * particularly if repmgr is installed from packages.
+		 */
+		log_warning(_("\"repmgrd_service_start_command\" is not set"));
+		log_hint(_("specify appropriate repmgrd start and stop commands in \"repmgr.conf\" for reliable operation"));
+
 		make_repmgrd_path(&repmgrd_command);
 	}
 
@@ -513,6 +521,9 @@ void do_daemon_stop(void)
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		log_warning(_("\"repmgrd_service_stop_command\" is not set"));
+		log_hint(_("specify appropriate repmgrd start and stop commands in \"repmgr.conf\" for reliable operation"));
+
 		/* PID not known - attempt to retrieve repmgrd default PID */
 		if (pid == UNKNOWN_PID)
 		{