diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index ee458339d0a..2f136d47d49 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ private void tryStart(Instant startedAt) {
                     }
                     reusable = true;
                 } else {
-                    logger().info("Reuse was requested but the environment does not support the reuse of containers");
+                    logger().warn("Reuse was requested but the environment does not support the reuse of containers");
+                    logger().warn("To enable reuse of containers, you must set 'testcontainers.reuse.enable=true' in a file located at ~/.testcontainers.properties");
                     reusable = false;
                 }
             } else {