diff --git a/client/cmd/up.go b/client/cmd/up.go
index 7ba42ea56..aadb35058 100644
--- a/client/cmd/up.go
+++ b/client/cmd/up.go
@@ -96,8 +96,13 @@ var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 
 			if loginResp.NeedsSSOLogin {
+
 				openURL(cmd, loginResp.VerificationURI, loginResp.VerificationURIComplete, loginResp.UserCode)
 
+				cmd.Printf("Please do the SSO login in your browser. \n" +
+					"If your browser didn't open automatically, use this URL to log in:\n\n" +
+					" " + loginResp.VerificationURIComplete + " \n\n")
+
 				_, err = client.WaitSSOLogin(ctx, &proto.WaitSSOLoginRequest{UserCode: loginResp.UserCode})
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("waiting sso login failed with: %v", err)