diff --git a/barretenberg/bbup/README.md b/barretenberg/bbup/README.md
index 34118f2524c..6e8ce8343d5 100644
--- a/barretenberg/bbup/README.md
+++ b/barretenberg/bbup/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ curl -L bbup.dev | bash
 ```
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> *Always* check what scripts do. The above one redirects to [the install script](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/blob/master/barretenberg/bbup/install).
+> *Always* check what scripts do. The above one redirects to [the install script](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/blob/master/barretenberg/bbup/install) which installs [bbup](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/blob/master/barretenberg/bbup/bbup) in your system's PATH
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/bbup/bbup b/barretenberg/bbup/bbup
index 9fda58fb522..c22a182c032 100755
--- a/barretenberg/bbup/bbup
+++ b/barretenberg/bbup/bbup
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ print_spinner() {
 get_bb_version_for_noir() {
     local noir_version=$1
     local url=""
+    local resolved_version=""
 
     if [ "$noir_version" = "stable" ] || [ "$noir_version" = "nightly" ]; then
-        printf "${BLUE}Resolving noir version ${noir_version}...${NC}\n"
-
         # Get releases from GitHub API
         local releases=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/noir-lang/noir/releases")
 
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ get_bb_version_for_noir() {
             resolved_version=$(echo "$releases" | grep -o '"tag_name": "nightly[^"]*"' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
         fi
 
-        printf "${GREEN}${SUCCESS} Resolved noir version ${noir_version} to ${resolved_version}${NC}\n"
         url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noir-lang/noir/${resolved_version}/scripts/install_bb.sh"
     else
         url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/noir-lang/noir/v${noir_version}/scripts/install_bb.sh"
@@ -163,6 +161,18 @@ main() {
 
     if [ -n "$noir_version" ]; then
         printf "${BLUE}Getting compatible barretenberg version for noir version ${noir_version}${NC}\n"
+        if [ "$noir_version" = "stable" ] || [ "$noir_version" = "nightly" ]; then
+            printf "${BLUE}Resolving noir version ${noir_version}...${NC}\n"
+            # Get releases from GitHub API to show the resolved version
+            local releases=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/noir-lang/noir/releases")
+            local resolved_version=""
+            if [ "$noir_version" = "stable" ]; then
+                resolved_version=$(echo "$releases" | grep -o '"tag_name": "[^"]*"' | grep -v "aztec\|nightly" | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
+            else
+                resolved_version=$(echo "$releases" | grep -o '"tag_name": "nightly[^"]*"' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
+            fi
+            printf "${GREEN}${SUCCESS} Resolved noir version ${noir_version} to ${resolved_version}${NC}\n"
+        fi
         version=$(get_bb_version_for_noir "$noir_version")
         printf "${GREEN}${SUCCESS} Resolved to barretenberg version ${version}${NC}\n"
     fi