diff --git a/osc-origin.py b/osc-origin.py
index a690e3b3..4d163933 100644
--- a/osc-origin.py
+++ b/osc-origin.py
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ def osrt_origin_update(apiurl, opts, *packages):
 
     return_value = 0
     for package in packages:
+        print('checking for updates to {}...'.format(package))
+
         request_future = origin_update(apiurl, opts.project, package)
         if not request_future:
             continue