diff --git a/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py b/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py
index a0bd162ac5e9..7c0279564681 100644
--- a/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py
+++ b/autogpt/memory/pinecone.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def __init__(self, cfg):
             exit(1)
 
         if table_name not in pinecone.list_indexes():
+            logger.typewriter_log(
+                "Connecting Pinecone. This may take some time...", Fore.MAGENTA, ""
+            )
             pinecone.create_index(
                 table_name, dimension=dimension, metric=metric, pod_type=pod_type
             )