diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c64b9c3695..ec56c15a97 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -293,21 +293,7 @@ impl<'a> Cfg<'a> {
             .map(|t| t.resolve(&default_host_triple))
             .transpose()?;
 
-        let dist_root_server = match non_empty_env_var("RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER", process)? {
-            Some(s) => {
-                trace!("`RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER` has been set to `{s}`");
-                s
-            }
-            None => {
-                // For backward compatibility
-                non_empty_env_var("RUSTUP_DIST_ROOT", process)?
-                    .inspect(|url| trace!("`RUSTUP_DIST_ROOT` has been set to `{url}`"))
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|root| root.trim_end_matches("/dist"))
-                    .unwrap_or(dist::DEFAULT_DIST_SERVER)
-                    .to_owned()
-            }
-        };
+        let dist_root_server = dist_root_server(process)?;
 
         let notify_clone = notify_handler.clone();
         let tmp_cx = temp::Context::new(
@@ -950,6 +936,24 @@ impl<'a> Cfg<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn dist_root_server(process: &Process) -> Result<String> {
+    Ok(match non_empty_env_var("RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER", process)? {
+        Some(s) => {
+            trace!("`RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER` has been set to `{s}`");
+            s
+        }
+        None => {
+            // For backward compatibility
+            non_empty_env_var("RUSTUP_DIST_ROOT", process)?
+                .inspect(|url| trace!("`RUSTUP_DIST_ROOT` has been set to `{url}`"))
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|root| root.trim_end_matches("/dist"))
+                .unwrap_or(dist::DEFAULT_DIST_SERVER)
+                .to_owned()
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 impl<'a> Debug for Cfg<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         let Self {
diff --git a/src/dist/mod.rs b/src/dist/mod.rs
index 239d5227a4..031853a421 100644
--- a/src/dist/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dist/mod.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use regex::Regex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 use crate::{
-    config::Cfg, currentprocess::Process, errors::RustupError, toolchain::ToolchainName,
+    config::{dist_root_server, Cfg},
+    currentprocess::Process,
+    errors::RustupError,
+    toolchain::ToolchainName,
     utils::utils,
 };
 
@@ -1152,9 +1156,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn dl_v2_manifest(
     {
         Ok(manifest_dl) => {
             // Downloaded ok!
-            let (manifest_file, manifest_hash) = if let Some(m) = manifest_dl {
-                m
-            } else {
+            let Some((manifest_file, manifest_hash)) = manifest_dl else {
                 return Ok(None);
             };
             let manifest_str = utils::read_file("manifest", &manifest_file)?;
@@ -1167,9 +1169,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn dl_v2_manifest(
             Ok(Some((manifest, manifest_hash)))
         }
         Err(any) => {
-            if let Some(RustupError::ChecksumFailed { .. }) = any.downcast_ref::<RustupError>() {
-                // Checksum failed - issue warning to try again later
-                (download.notify_handler)(Notification::ManifestChecksumFailedHack);
+            if let Some(err @ RustupError::ChecksumFailed { .. }) =
+                any.downcast_ref::<RustupError>()
+            {
+                // Manifest checksum mismatched.
+                warn!("{err}");
+
+                let server = dist_root_server(download.process)?;
+                if server == DEFAULT_DIST_SERVER {
+                    info!("this is likely due to an ongoing update of the official release server, please try again later");
+                    info!("see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/issues/3390> for more details");
+                } else {
+                    info!("this might indicate an issue with the third-party release server '{server}'");
+                    info!("see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/issues/3885> for more details");
+                }
             }
             Err(any)
         }
diff --git a/src/dist/notifications.rs b/src/dist/notifications.rs
index 38ada94fb9..fa901bc1eb 100644
--- a/src/dist/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/dist/notifications.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pub enum Notification<'a> {
     DownloadingLegacyManifest,
     SkippingNightlyMissingComponent(&'a ToolchainDesc, &'a Manifest, &'a [Component]),
     ForcingUnavailableComponent(&'a str),
-    ManifestChecksumFailedHack,
     ComponentUnavailable(&'a str, Option<&'a TargetTriple>),
     StrayHash(&'a Path),
     SignatureInvalid(&'a str),
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ impl<'a> Notification<'a> {
             | RemovingComponent(_, _, _)
             | RemovingOldComponent(_, _, _)
             | ComponentAlreadyInstalled(_)
-            | ManifestChecksumFailedHack
             | RollingBack
             | DownloadingManifest(_)
             | SkippingNightlyMissingComponent(_, _, _)
@@ -150,9 +148,6 @@ impl<'a> Display for Notification<'a> {
                 write!(f, "latest update on {date}, no rust version")
             }
             DownloadingLegacyManifest => write!(f, "manifest not found. trying legacy manifest"),
-            ManifestChecksumFailedHack => {
-                write!(f, "update not yet available, sorry! try again later")
-            }
             ComponentUnavailable(pkg, toolchain) => {
                 if let Some(tc) = toolchain {
                     write!(f, "component '{pkg}' is not available on target '{tc}'")
diff --git a/src/install.rs b/src/install.rs
index f968b4da37..cb0cf2ee24 100644
--- a/src/install.rs
+++ b/src/install.rs
@@ -39,31 +39,27 @@ impl<'a> InstallMethod<'a> {
     // Install a toolchain
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "otel", tracing::instrument(err, skip_all))]
     pub(crate) async fn install(&self) -> Result<UpdateStatus> {
-        let nh = self.cfg().notify_handler.clone();
+        let nh = &self.cfg().notify_handler;
         match self {
             InstallMethod::Copy { .. }
             | InstallMethod::Link { .. }
             | InstallMethod::Dist(DistOptions {
                 old_date_version: None,
                 ..
-            }) => (nh)(RootNotification::InstallingToolchain(&self.dest_basename())),
-            _ => (nh)(RootNotification::UpdatingToolchain(&self.dest_basename())),
+            }) => nh(RootNotification::InstallingToolchain(&self.dest_basename())),
+            _ => nh(RootNotification::UpdatingToolchain(&self.dest_basename())),
         }
 
-        (self.cfg().notify_handler)(RootNotification::ToolchainDirectory(&self.dest_path()));
-        let updated = self
-            .run(&self.dest_path(), &|n| {
-                (self.cfg().notify_handler)(n.into())
-            })
-            .await?;
+        nh(RootNotification::ToolchainDirectory(&self.dest_path()));
+        let updated = self.run(&self.dest_path(), &|n| nh(n.into())).await?;
 
         let status = match updated {
             false => {
-                (nh)(RootNotification::UpdateHashMatches);
+                nh(RootNotification::UpdateHashMatches);
                 UpdateStatus::Unchanged
             }
             true => {
-                (nh)(RootNotification::InstalledToolchain(&self.dest_basename()));
+                nh(RootNotification::InstalledToolchain(&self.dest_basename()));
                 match self {
                     InstallMethod::Dist(DistOptions {
                         old_date_version: Some((_, v)),
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs b/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs
index a4bd1fa330..63c50b3348 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_v2.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ async fn bad_sha_on_manifest() {
     cx.config
         .expect_err(
             &["rustup", "default", "nightly"],
-            "update not yet available",
+            "info: this might indicate an issue with the third-party release server",
         )
         .await;
 }