diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/admin/editRemoteRepository.jsp b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/admin/editRemoteRepository.jsp
index 41bfc3843..656e5ed49 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/admin/editRemoteRepository.jsp
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/admin/editRemoteRepository.jsp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
          alert('error');
        }
      });
+    alert("download remote index scheduled");
     return false;
   }
   document.getElementById("editRemoteRepository_repository_name").focus();