diff --git a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupDriver.java b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupDriver.java
index 12b8293459b..7889f6cf7b3 100644
--- a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupDriver.java
+++ b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupDriver.java
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ public class BackupDriver extends AbstractHBaseTool {
       return -1;
     }
 
-    System.out.println(BackupRestoreConstants.VERIFY_BACKUP);
-
     String cmd = null;
     String[] remainArgs = null;
     if (args == null || args.length == 0) {
@@ -210,5 +208,6 @@ public class BackupDriver extends AbstractHBaseTool {
 
   protected void printToolUsage() throws IOException {
     System.out.println(BackupCommands.USAGE);
+    System.out.println(BackupRestoreConstants.VERIFY_BACKUP);
   }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupRestoreConstants.java b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupRestoreConstants.java
index 16ec3d20304..0e0b90c0fc4 100644
--- a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupRestoreConstants.java
+++ b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/BackupRestoreConstants.java
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ public interface BackupRestoreConstants {
           + "org.apache.hadoop.hbase.backup.regionserver.LogRollRegionServerProcedureManager\n"
           + "hbase.coprocessor.region.classes=YOUR_CLASSES,"
           + "org.apache.hadoop.hbase.backup.BackupObserver\n"
-          + "and restart the cluster\n";
+          + "and restart the cluster\n"
+          + "For more information please see http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#backuprestore\n";
   String ENABLE_BACKUP = "Backup is not enabled. To enable backup, "+
       "in hbase-site.xml, set:\n "
       + BACKUP_CONFIG_STRING;
 
-  String VERIFY_BACKUP = "Please make sure that backup is enabled on the cluster. To enable "
-          + "backup, in hbase-site.xml, set:\n " + BACKUP_CONFIG_STRING;
+  String VERIFY_BACKUP = "To enable backup, in hbase-site.xml, set:\n " + BACKUP_CONFIG_STRING;
 
   /*
    *  Delimiter in table name list in restore command
diff --git a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/RestoreDriver.java b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/RestoreDriver.java
index 2399385e4af..433815851a7 100644
--- a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/RestoreDriver.java
+++ b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/RestoreDriver.java
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ public class RestoreDriver extends AbstractHBaseTool {
       return -1;
     }
 
-    System.out.println(BackupRestoreConstants.VERIFY_BACKUP);
-
     // enable debug logging
     if (cmd.hasOption(OPTION_DEBUG)) {
       Log4jUtils.setLogLevel("org.apache.hadoop.hbase.backup", "DEBUG");
@@ -269,5 +267,6 @@ public class RestoreDriver extends AbstractHBaseTool {
     helpFormatter.setWidth(100);
     helpFormatter.setSyntaxPrefix("Options:");
     helpFormatter.printHelp(" ", null, options, USAGE_FOOTER);
+    System.out.println(BackupRestoreConstants.VERIFY_BACKUP);
   }
 }