diff --git a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
index d9223627f..9152088d8 100755
--- a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install -y --no-install-recommends
 
 # this ensures that unattended upgades are enabled, if it was disabled during ubuntu install time (see #346)
 # debconf-set-selection of unattended-upgrades/enable_auto_updates + dpkg-reconfigure does not work
+echo "==> Enabling automatic upgrades"
 cp /usr/share/unattended-upgrades/20auto-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
 
+echo "==> Ensuring python $python_package"
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $python_package   # Install python which is required for npm rebuild
 
 # do not upgrade grub because it might prompt user and break this script