diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service_delete.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service_delete.go
index 5c8b196232..053af877fc 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service_delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service_delete.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewServiceDeleteCommand(p *KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Deleted %s in %s namespace.\n", args[0], namespace)
+			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Service '%s' is successfully deleted in namespace '%s'.\n", args[0], namespace)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}