diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/default.yml b/.gitlab-ci/default.yml
index 9080eb1ad08afada78aac9de98ac7ec703ba6ade..d43d7898cc2ae30e2be8805739277f6844a14498 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/default.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/default.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ select tests:
     - |
       dunecontrol --opts=$DUNE_OPTS_FILE --current all
       if [[ "$TRIGGER_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]]; then
+          echo "Detecting changes w.r.t to branch $MR_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME"
           python3 bin/testing/getchangedfiles.py -o changedfiles.txt -t origin/$MR_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
           python3 bin/testing/findtests.py -o affectedtests.json --file-list changedfiles.txt --build-dir build-cmake
       else