diff --git a/console/executor_store.cpp b/console/executor_store.cpp
index 25b06691..ad7268f3 100644
--- a/console/executor_store.cpp
+++ b/console/executor_store.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ code executor::open_store_coded(bool details)
         return ec;
     }
 
-    logger(BN_DATABASE_STARTED);
+    logger(store_.is_dirty() ? BN_DATABASE_STARTED_DIRTY : BN_DATABASE_STARTED);
     return error::success;
 }
 
diff --git a/console/localize.hpp b/console/localize.hpp
index db5b367e..c9121abb 100644
--- a/console/localize.hpp
+++ b/console/localize.hpp
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ namespace node {
 #define BN_NODE_INTERRUPT \
     "Press CTRL-C to stop the node."
 #define BN_DATABASE_STARTED \
-    "Database is started."
+    "Database is started (clean)."
+#define BN_DATABASE_STARTED_DIRTY \
+    "Database is started (dirty)."
 #define BN_NETWORK_STARTING \
     "Please wait while network is starting..."
 #define BN_NODE_START_FAIL \
diff --git a/src/full_node.cpp b/src/full_node.cpp
index 8fc3b548..3c9b59a1 100644
--- a/src/full_node.cpp
+++ b/src/full_node.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ code full_node::reload(const store::event_handler& handler) NOEXCEPT
 
     const auto start = logger::now();
     suspend(error::store_reload);
+
+    // This will set the store's dirty flag causing increased read activity for
+    // set(tx/block) due to activation of duplicate detection. The store is
+    // is however always in a dirty state after startup with non-empty tables.
     const auto ec = query_.reload([&](auto event, auto table) NOEXCEPT
     {
         // Suspend channels that missed previous suspend events.