diff --git a/src/create_atoms.cpp b/src/create_atoms.cpp
index 02efba7e93..96e1476228 100644
--- a/src/create_atoms.cpp
+++ b/src/create_atoms.cpp
@@ -596,10 +596,13 @@ void CreateAtoms::command(int narg, char **arg)
   // print status
 
   MPI_Barrier(world);
-  if (me == 0)
-    utils::logmesg(lmp,"Created {} atoms\n"
-                   "  create_atoms CPU = {:.3f} seconds\n",
-                   atom->natoms - natoms_previous, MPI_Wtime() - time1);
+  if (me == 0) {
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,"Created {} atoms\n", atom->natoms - natoms_previous);
+    if (scaleflag) domain->print_box("  using lattice units in ");
+    else domain->print_box("  using box units in ");		 
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,"  create_atoms CPU = {:.3f} seconds\n",
+                   MPI_Wtime() - time1);
+  }
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------