diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/console.py b/sqlmesh/core/console.py
index 5bf03ee01f..bdd92c24d2 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/console.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/console.py
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ def start_promotion_progress(
         default_catalog: t.Optional[str],
     ) -> None:
         """Indicates that a new snapshot promotion progress has begun."""
-        if self.promotion_progress is None:
+        if snapshots and self.promotion_progress is None:
             self.promotion_progress = make_progress_bar(
                 "Updating virtual layer ", self.console, justify="left"
             )
@@ -1782,10 +1782,13 @@ def _prompt_categorize(
         """Get the user's change category for the directly modified models."""
         plan = plan_builder.build()
 
-        self.show_environment_difference_summary(
-            plan.context_diff,
-            no_diff=no_diff,
-        )
+        if plan.restatements:
+            self._print("\n[bold]Restating models\n")
+        else:
+            self.show_environment_difference_summary(
+                plan.context_diff,
+                no_diff=no_diff,
+            )
 
         if plan.context_diff.has_changes:
             self.show_model_difference_summary(
@@ -3458,7 +3461,8 @@ def start_promotion_progress(
         environment_naming_info: EnvironmentNamingInfo,
         default_catalog: t.Optional[str],
     ) -> None:
-        self._write(f"Starting promotion for {len(snapshots)} snapshots")
+        if snapshots:
+            self._write(f"Starting promotion for {len(snapshots)} snapshots")
 
     def update_promotion_progress(self, snapshot: SnapshotInfoLike, promoted: bool) -> None:
         self._write(f"Promoting {snapshot.name}")
diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/plan/evaluator.py b/sqlmesh/core/plan/evaluator.py
index ffdc3c0d03..b48cef9ef2 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/plan/evaluator.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/plan/evaluator.py
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ def evaluate(
             push_completion_status = self._push(plan, snapshots, deployability_index_for_creation)
             if push_completion_status.is_nothing_to_do:
                 self.console.log_status_update(
-                    "\n[green]SKIP: No physical layer updates to perform[/green]\n"
+                    ""
+                    if plan.restatements
+                    else "\n[green]SKIP: No physical layer updates to perform[/green]\n"
                 )
             update_intervals_for_new_snapshots(plan.new_snapshots, self.state_sync)
             self._restate(plan, snapshots_by_name)
diff --git a/sqlmesh/integrations/github/cicd/controller.py b/sqlmesh/integrations/github/cicd/controller.py
index 180635742a..bf0d4a4073 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/integrations/github/cicd/controller.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/integrations/github/cicd/controller.py
@@ -457,10 +457,13 @@ def get_plan_summary(self, plan: Plan) -> str:
         try:
             # Clear out any output that might exist from prior steps
             self._console.clear_captured_outputs()
-            self._console.show_environment_difference_summary(
-                context_diff=plan.context_diff,
-                no_diff=False,
-            )
+            if plan.restatements:
+                self._console._print("\n**Restating models**\n")
+            else:
+                self._console.show_environment_difference_summary(
+                    context_diff=plan.context_diff,
+                    no_diff=False,
+                )
             if plan.context_diff.has_changes:
                 self._console.show_model_difference_summary(
                     context_diff=plan.context_diff,
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
index c0b1722c06..ef0480ecd3 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ def test_plan_restate_model(runner, tmp_path):
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert_duckdb_test(result)
-    assert "No changes to plan: project files match the `prod` environment" in result.output
+    assert "Restating models" in result.output
     assert "sqlmesh_example.full_model   [full refresh" in result.output
     assert_model_batches_executed(result)
-    assert_virtual_layer_updated(result)
+    assert "Virtual layer updated" not in result.output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("flag", ["--skip-backfill", "--dry-run"])