diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86b1186..e5d0b54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ To create a shallow clone of a large repo, use `-j`:
 
 ```sh
 # Clone dwilding's fork of https://github.com/juju/juju and
-# create a branch called update-docs, cloning with --shallow-since
+# create a branch called update-docs, cloning with limited history
 gimmegit -j -u juju dwilding/juju update-docs
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/gimmegit/_cli.py b/src/gimmegit/_cli.py
index 8d1aaa4..b4c94f5 100644
--- a/src/gimmegit/_cli.py
+++ b/src/gimmegit/_cli.py
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ def check_branch_not_taken(clone_url: str, branch: str) -> None:
 
 
 def clone(context: Context, jumbo: bool, extra_args: list[str]) -> None:
-    logger.info(f"Cloning {context.clone_url}")
+    if jumbo:
+        logger.info(f"Cloning {context.clone_url} with limited history")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"Cloning {context.clone_url}")
     context.clone_dir.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     if context.create_branch:
         check_branch_not_taken(context.clone_url, context.branch)
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_clone.py b/tests/functional/test_clone.py
index 5b35c85..5a3a582 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_clone.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_clone.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def test_jumbo(uv_run, test_dir):
     expected_dir = test_dir / "juju/dwilding-my-feature"
     expected_stdout = f"""\
 Getting repo details
-Cloning https://github.com/dwilding/juju.git
+Cloning https://github.com/dwilding/juju.git with limited history
 Setting upstream to https://github.com/juju/juju.git
 Checking out a new branch my-feature based on juju:main
 Cloned repo:
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_git_errors.py b/tests/functional/test_git_errors.py
index 00a7fa8..75574c6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_git_errors.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_git_errors.py
@@ -40,10 +40,17 @@ def test_invalid_repo(uv_run, test_dir, askpass_env, args: list[str]):
         text=True,
     )
     assert result.returncode == 1
-    expected_stdout = """\
+    expected_stdout = (
+        """\
+Getting repo details
+Cloning https://github.com/dwilding/invalid.git with limited history
+"""
+        if args[0] == "-j"
+        else """\
 Getting repo details
 Cloning https://github.com/dwilding/invalid.git
 """
+    )
     assert result.stdout == expected_stdout
     expected_stderr = """\
 Error: Unable to access repo. Is the repo private? Try configuring Git to use SSH.