diff --git a/src/valkey-cli.c b/src/valkey-cli.c
index 5d506383c0..7e6898643e 100644
--- a/src/valkey-cli.c
+++ b/src/valkey-cli.c
@@ -2273,6 +2273,8 @@ static void cliWaitForMessagesOrStdin(void) {
             /* Ctrl-C pressed */
             config.blocking_state_aborted = 0;
             config.pubsub_mode = 0;
+            printf("Closing current connection. Ready to reconnect to Valkey server... \n");
+            fflush(stdout);
             if (cliConnect(CC_FORCE) != REDIS_OK) {
                 cliPrintContextError();
                 exit(1);