diff --git a/config/init.go b/config/init.go
index f43b4fe1ec8d..2d2e2e6ef9de 100644
--- a/config/init.go
+++ b/config/init.go
@@ -184,13 +184,14 @@ func CreateIdentity(out io.Writer, opts []options.KeyGenerateOption) (Identity,
 	var sk ci.PrivKey
 	var pk ci.PubKey
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(out, "generating %s keypair...", settings.Algorithm)
 	switch settings.Algorithm {
 	case "rsa":
 		if settings.Size == -1 {
 			settings.Size = options.DefaultRSALen
 		}
 
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "generating %d-bit RSA keypair...", settings.Size)
+
 		priv, pub, err := ci.GenerateKeyPair(ci.RSA, settings.Size)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ident, err
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ func CreateIdentity(out io.Writer, opts []options.KeyGenerateOption) (Identity,
 		sk = priv
 		pk = pub
 	case "ed25519":
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "generating ED25519 keypair...")
 		priv, pub, err := ci.GenerateEd25519Key(rand.Reader)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ident, err