diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 2c485d79..6f0fe88a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -943,14 +943,14 @@ namespace cryptonote
     HardFork::State state = m_blockchain_storage.get_hard_fork_state();
     switch (state) {
       case HardFork::LikelyForked:
-        LOG_PRINT_L0(ENDL
+        LOG_PRINT_RED_L0(ENDL
           << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL
           << "Last scheduled hard fork is too far in the past." << ENDL
           << "We are most likely forked from the network. Daemon update needed now." << ENDL
           << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL);
         break;
       case HardFork::UpdateNeeded:
-        LOG_PRINT_L0(ENDL
+        LOG_PRINT_RED_L0(ENDL
           << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL
           << "Last scheduled hard fork time shows a daemon update is needed now." << ENDL
           << "**********************************************************************" << ENDL);
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
index 3c6f5674..32f0b2ad 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
      std::string m_config_folder;
      cryptonote_protocol_stub m_protocol_stub;
      epee::math_helper::once_a_time_seconds<60*60*12, false> m_store_blockchain_interval;
-     epee::math_helper::once_a_time_seconds<60*60*2, false> m_fork_moaner;
+     epee::math_helper::once_a_time_seconds<60*60*2, true> m_fork_moaner;
      epee::math_helper::once_a_time_seconds<60*2, false> m_txpool_auto_relayer; //!< interval for checking re-relaying txpool transactions
      friend class tx_validate_inputs;
      std::atomic<bool> m_starter_message_showed;