diff --git a/cli/__snapshots__/verify_spec.js b/cli/__snapshots__/verify_spec.js
index 5e8ec4c4a1..5fe74ce895 100644
--- a/cli/__snapshots__/verify_spec.js
+++ b/cli/__snapshots__/verify_spec.js
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ Cypress Version: 1.2.3
 `
 
 exports['fails verifying Cypress 1'] = `
-It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 1.2.3
 
   ✖  Verifying Cypress can run /cache/Cypress/1.2.3/Cypress.app
 STRIPPED
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ Opening Cypress...
 `
 
 exports['verification with executable 1'] = `
-It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 1.2.3
 
   ✔  Verified Cypress! /cache/Cypress/1.2.3/Cypress.app
 
diff --git a/cli/lib/tasks/verify.js b/cli/lib/tasks/verify.js
index 1d6298d443..f12ff88d46 100644
--- a/cli/lib/tasks/verify.js
+++ b/cli/lib/tasks/verify.js
@@ -168,9 +168,12 @@ const runSmokeTest = (binaryDir, options) => {
 function testBinary (version, binaryDir, options) {
   debug('running binary verification check', version)
 
-  logger.log(stripIndent`
-  It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: ${chalk.cyan(version)}
-  `)
+  // if running from 'cypress verify', don't print this message
+  if (!options.force) {
+    logger.log(stripIndent`
+    It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: ${chalk.cyan(version)}
+    `)
+  }
 
   logger.log()