diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 31bda97fb9bd6b27c2fb21399d30ff755e9e1adb..59b7beb8b53b6d8e0d9e698e00201e8458c7a482 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ sync_repo_on_HPC:
   script:
     - cd /p/fastdata/zam/swmanage/EasyBuild/$TARGET_BRANCH
     - hostname
+    - echo 'Pulling branch '$TARGET_BRANCH
     - git pull https://$GITLAB_USER:$GITLAB_TOKEN@gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/software-team/easybuild.git $TARGET_BRANCH
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "software-team" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $TARGET_BRANCH'