diff --git a/src/packageRequester.ts b/src/packageRequester.ts
index 6670e96bff..dc59dcf725 100644
--- a/src/packageRequester.ts
+++ b/src/packageRequester.ts
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ function fetchToStore (
           finishing.resolve(undefined)
           return
         }
-        storeLogger.warn(`Refetching ${target} to store, as it was modified`)
+        storeLogger.warn(`Refetching ${target} to store. It was either modified or had no integrity checksums`)
       }
 
       // We fetch into targetStage directory first and then fs.rename() it to the
diff --git a/test/index.ts b/test/index.ts
index 84a599a7dc..c7c262ec7a 100644
--- a/test/index.ts
+++ b/test/index.ts
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ test('refetch package to store if it has been modified', async (t) => {
   t.ok(reporter.calledWithMatch({
     level: 'warn',
     name: 'pnpm:store',
-    message: `Refetching ${path.join(storePath, pkgId)} to store, as it was modified`,
+    message: `Refetching ${path.join(storePath, pkgId)} to store. It was either modified or had no integrity checksums`,
   }), 'refetch logged')
 
   t.end()
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ test('refetch package to store if it has no integrity checksums and verification
   t.ok(reporter.calledWithMatch({
     level: 'warn',
     name: 'pnpm:store',
-    message: `Refetching ${path.join(storePath, pkgId)} to store, as it was modified`,
+    message: `Refetching ${path.join(storePath, pkgId)} to store. It was either modified or had no integrity checksums`,
   }), 'refetch logged')
 
   t.end()