diff --git a/fpaste b/fpaste
index 96b8d98..026368d 100755
--- a/fpaste
+++ b/fpaste
@@ -258,7 +258,13 @@ def cmd_create(args, config):
                 print(f"retry {attempt}/{max_retries - 1}...", file=sys.stderr)
             if not args.quiet:
                 diff = challenge["difficulty"]
-                print(f"solving pow (difficulty={diff})...", end="", file=sys.stderr)
+                base_diff = challenge.get("base_difficulty", diff)
+                elevated = challenge.get("elevated", False)
+                if elevated:
+                    msg = f"solving pow ({diff} bits, elevated from {base_diff})..."
+                else:
+                    msg = f"solving pow ({diff} bits)..."
+                print(msg, end="", file=sys.stderr)
             solution = solve_pow(challenge["nonce"], challenge["difficulty"])
             if not args.quiet:
                 print(" done", file=sys.stderr)