diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/internal/core/metrics/HdrReservoir.java b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/internal/core/metrics/HdrReservoir.java
index c66fe1dbf8a..7645fd88f50 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/internal/core/metrics/HdrReservoir.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/datastax/oss/driver/internal/core/metrics/HdrReservoir.java
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ public void update(long value) {
     try {
       recorder.recordValue(value / 1000);
     } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
-      LOG.warn("[{}] Recorded value ({}) is out of bounds, discarding", logPrefix, value);
+      LOG.warn(
+          "[{}] Recorded value ({}) is out of bounds, discarding. Set advanced.metrics.session.cql-requests.highest-latency to maximum possible request timeout to make it not happening.",
+          logPrefix,
+          value);
     }
   }