diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index d53dcd73c..828f5c741 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ main() {
     [[ $is_airgap -eq 0 ]] && unmount_update
     thehive_maint
 
+    echo "Checking the number of minions."
     NUM_MINIONS=$(ls /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/*_*.sls | wc -l)
     if [[ $UPGRADESALT -eq 1 ]] && [[ $NUM_MINIONS -gt 1 ]]; then
       if [[ $is_airgap -eq 0 ]]; then
@@ -1026,8 +1027,10 @@ main() {
       fi
     fi
 
+    echo "Checking for local modifications."
     check_local_mods
 
+    echo "Checking sudoers file."
     check_sudoers
 
     if [[ -n $lsl_msg ]]; then