diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index f063314f9..774ca0430 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1131,6 +1131,8 @@ fi
 #idstools conf parse
 RULECAT_CONF="/opt/so/conf/idstools/etc/rulecat.conf"
 
+echo "Checking $RULECAT_CONF for custom configurations..."
+
 # Parse RULECAT_CONF and check for custom configs
 if [[ ! -f "$RULECAT_CONF" ]]; then
     echo "Warning: $RULECAT_CONF not found - leaving syncBlock."