diff --git a/osxbackup/rsyncbackup.command b/osxbackup/rsyncbackup.command
index 1bbe34c..b7ceec5 100755
--- a/osxbackup/rsyncbackup.command
+++ b/osxbackup/rsyncbackup.command
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ MINRE+=" --exclude=.DS_Store"
 
 RE+=" ${MINRE}"
 
+echo "beginning backup to '$BACKUPDEST'..."
+
 RETVAL=255
 while [ $RETVAL -ne 0 ]; do
     $RSYNC $OPTS $RE ${HOME}/ ${BACKUPDEST}/home.$(whoami)/